Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 16 June 2004
189 Mr. Naughten asked the Minister for Transport the number of female driving testers; the centres at which they are located; the availability of female testers in other centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18023/04]
View answerMy Department employs a chief driver tester and ten supervisory driver testers, all of whom are male. Of the 111 driver testers employed, eight are female. Two female testers are headquartered in each of the Rathgar and Cork driving test centres, while one is headquartered in each of the Raheny, Letterkenny, Galway and Carrick-on-Shannon test centres. Each driver tester would also carry out tests in other test centres in the region in which he or she is headquartered. Details are set out in the following table.
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Test Centres where female driver testers are headquartered |
No. of female testers |
Other test centres in the region |
|
Rathgar |
2 |
Naas, Gorey, Wicklow, Tallaght, Tullamore, Churchtown. |
|
Raheny |
1 |
Navan, Dundalk, Finglas, Mullingar. |
|
Carrick on Shannon (1) and Letterkenny (1) |
2 |
Sligo, Ballina, Castlebar, Longford, Donegal, Buncrana. |
|
Galway |
1 |
Ennis, Birr, Loughrea, Athlone, Tuam, Roscommon, Clifden. |
|
Cork |
2 |
Mallow, Skibbereen, Limerick, Shannon, Kilrush, Newcastlewest, Tralee, Killarney. |
My Department adopts an equal opportunities policy in relation to the recruitment of driver testers.
