Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 30 May 2001

Vol. 537 No. 3

Written Answers. - Driving Tests.

Seán Ryan

Question:

93 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the average waiting time for driving tests at each testing centre at the latest date for which figures are available; the average waiting time nationally; the number of centres at which the target of a ten week waiting period has been met; when it is expected the target waiting time will be met nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15970/01]

Minister of State at the Department of the Environment and Local Government (Mr. Molloy)

The average longest waiting times for driving tests at each test centre, as at 21 May 2001, are set out in the following table. The average longest waiting time nationally is now 14.3 weeks. The target of a ten week waiting period has been met at ten of the driving test centres and is close to being achieved at a further 12 centres. It is expected that the target waiting time of ten weeks will be met nationally later this year.

Weeks Waiting on 21/05/01

Centre	WeeksWaiting	Centre	WeeksWaiting
North Leinster		South East
Finglas	9	Carlow	10
Raheny	9	Clonmel	7
Dundalk	22	Dungarvan	9
Mullingar	14	Kilkenny	18
Navan	15	Nenagh	15
		Portlaoise	15
South Leinster		Thurles	7
Churchtown/Rathgar	14	Waterford	17
Gorey	13	Wexford	8
Naas	17
Tullamore	11	South West
Wicklow	11	Cork	16
Tallaght	16	Killarney	13
West		Kilrush	12
Athlone	7	Limerick	12
Birr	8	Mallow	12
Castlebar	29	NewcastleWest	13
Clifden	11	Shannon	15
Ennis	13	Skibbereen	13
Galway	19	Tralee	13
Loughrea	17
Roscommon	16	Average Weeks Waiting
Tuam	17
North West		NorthLeinster	14
Ballina	21	SouthLeinster	14
Centre	WeeksWaiting	Centre	WeeksWaiting
Buncrana	20	West	15
Ck-on-Shannon	18	North West	18
Cavan	17	South East	12
Donegal	22	South West	13
Letterkenny	7
Longford	18
Monaghan	22	Average	14.3
Sligo	16

Question No. 94 answered with Question No. 44.