Eoin Ó Broin
Question:155. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport if steps will be taken to expedite a driver theory test backlog for a person (details supplied). [41805/20]
View answerTuesday, 8 December 2020
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The scheduling of candidates’ driver theory tests is the responsibility of the Road Safety Authority (RSA) in conjunction with their service provider and as Minister, I have no power to intervene in individual cases.
When the Driver Theory Test Service closed due to the latest restrictions, the majority of testing centres had almost full bookings up to end December and some into January too as it worked its way through the initial backlog. The decision was taken by the service provider that any candidates who had appointments on the suspension of the service were rescheduled to the next available slots.
Driver Theory Test Centres re-opened from 1st December, following Government decision, and additional availability is now being added for January, February and March. In other words, a range of new slots are opening up in the next couple of months. I would advise candidates to regularly check the service through https://theorytest.ie/ as more appointments become available.