Holly Cairns
Question:140. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport his views on immediately introducing an online driver theory test for all categories of licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11599/21]
View answerWednesday, 3 March 2021
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At the request of the Department, the RSA is working on a plan to roll out an online driver theory test service. This has been trialled on a pilot basis for those taking a theory test for trucks and buses during the months of December and January.
The pilot is now being evaluated and the RSA is committed to extending the service for all theory test customers during 2021. There will be a limit on the number of customers that can avail of the service during the initial roll out phase but the objective is that it should be an option for all theory test customers during later phases of the roll out, in line with enhancing access to public services. However, scaling up operations to facilitate higher numbers will take time to achieve and is not something that can be immediately introduced.