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Driving Tests.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 February 2004

Tuesday, 17 February 2004

Questions (347)

Breeda Moynihan-Cronin

Question:

433 Ms B. Moynihan-Cronin asked the Minister for Transport the average waiting times for a driving test at each of the country's test centres; the number of testers working in each of the centres at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4820/04]

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The following table sets out the average waiting time at each driving test centre together with the number of testers and supervisors assigned to headquarter centres within each region.

Driving Test Centres

Average waiting time at test centre at 16 February 2004

Number of testers located in headquarter centres

Nth. Leinster Region

No. of Supervisors = 2

Finglas

35

17

Raheny

41

9

Dundalk

38

Mullingar

38

Navan

43

1

Sth. Leinster Region

No. of Supervisors = 2

Churchtown

41

5

Rathgar

41

11

Tallaght

41

10

Gorey

42

Naas

48

2

Tullamore

34

Wicklow

47

West Region

No. of Supervisors = 1

Athlone

9

5

Birr

27

Castlebar

38

3

Clifden

18

Ennis

14

2

Galway

29

6

Loughrea

18

2

Roscommon

24

Tuam

26

Nth. West Region

No. of Supervisors = 1

Ballina

23

Buncrana

14

Ck-on-Shannon

42

1

Cavan

47

2

Donegal

28

Letterkenny

34

3

Longford

33

Monaghan

42

1

Sligo

32

3

Sth. East Region

No. of Supervisors = 1

Carlow

43

1

Clonmel

41

2

Dungarvan

49

Kilkenny

42

2

Nenagh

43

Portlaoise

37

1

Thurles

47

Tipperary

38

Waterford

49

3

Wexford

37

4

Sth. West Region

No. of Supervisors = 2

Cork

32

14

Killarney

35

1

Kilrush

31

Limerick

33

4

Mallow

30

Newcastle West

34

Shannon

26

Skibbereen

37

Tralee

37

3

In addition to the above, one supervisor works full time as a training and standards co-ordinator and the chief driver tester is based in Ballina.

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