Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 February 2012
696 Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of AA inspections that have been carried out on national car test centres on a monthly basis for the years 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9476/12]
View answer697 Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the nature of AA inspections on national car test centres; the intended outcomes of such inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9477/12]
View answer698 Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of tenders that were received in the years between 2000 and 2010 to win the contract for managing the national car test centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9478/12]
View answer699 Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce a maximum number of vehicles that can be processed at the national car test centres on an hourly basis in order to ensure quality control; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9479/12]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 696 to 699, inclusive, together.
Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006 (Conferral of Functions) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 477 of 2006) the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has overall responsibility for the delivery of the National Car Test and for the operation, oversight, development, quality assurance and delivery of vehicle testing arrangements.
Accordingly, I have referred the Deputy's four questions regarding the NCT to the Road Safety Authority for direct reply. I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a reply is not received within ten days.
