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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 16 Oct 1996

Vol. 470 No. 2

Written Answers. - Driving Tests.

Noel Dempsey

Ceist:

112 Mr. Dempsey asked the Minister for the Environment the number of driving tests completed at each test centre in each of the years from 1993 to 1995; and the percentage rate of successful applicants at each centre. [18765/96]

Following is the information requested.

Centre

1993

1994

1995

Tests conducted

% Pass

Tests conducted

% Pass

Tests conducted

% Pass

Athlone

921

59.9

963

64.4

858

56.1

Ballina

1,011

57.7

923

59.9

880

61.3

Birr

990

55.5

929

58.8

806

55.5

Buncrana

489

60.5

537

60.7

577

58.4

Carlow

1,441

50.5

1,296

49.7

1,481

50.3

Carrick-on-Shannon

1,062

61.2

1,078

62.5

1,027

59.9

Castlebar

1,482

58.0

1,583

57.4

1,546

60.9

Cavan

1,544

55.1

1,387

55.2

1,381

54.5

Churchtown/Rathgar

15,025

50.4

13,507

52.0

14,690

54.5

Clifden

339

50.1

277

49.1

300

49.7

Clonmel

1,055

49.0

1,156

49.0

1,110

52.4

Cork

7,702

59.8

6,698

58.7

6,331

59.2

Donegal

1,025

54.0

872

53.8

1,121

52.5

Dundalk

2,925

51.5

2,689

48.5

2,882

48.5

Dungarvan

1,187

51.1

1,148

51.0

1,102

50.8

Ennis

1,159

56.8

1,055

59.0

1,147

57.9

Finglas

12,045

50.9

11,640

47.9

13,322

51.5

Galway

2,411

56.4

2,274

56.2

2,788

55.5

Gorey

1,568

46.8

1,282

50.7

1,544

51.7

Kilkenny

1,558

53.7

1,482

53.1

1,649

56.1

Killarney

2,104

57.7

1,786

60.1

1,610

54.2

Kilrush

389

53.0

311

54.0

359

54.9

Letterkenny

1,531

59.2

1,600

56.5

1,543

58.4

Limerick

3,142

54.5

2,957

58.2

3,089

57.4

Longford

715

58.0

671

56.8

672

55.4

Loughrea

1,116

60.0

1,017

62.3

929

55.7

Mallow

1,933

58.0

1,544

54.3

1,455

56.6

Monaghan

1,138

57.4

954

56.3

997

64.9

Mullingar

1,088

55.7

1,153

54.1

1,151

55.4

Naas

4,327

50.5

3,707

52.8

4,372

54.7

Navan

2,681

50.4

2,495

49.1

2,583

52.3

Nenagh

558

54.8

638

55.3

512

52.1

Newcastle West

1,685

55.9

1,600

50.6

1,331

55.9

Portlaoise

1,088

51.9

1,100

49.3

1,115

52.2

Roscommon

902

55.0

806

55.5

766

54.8

Shannon

602

60.6

572

63.1

596

64.3

Skibbereen

1,897

64.0

1,631

61.9

1,472

62.3

Sligo

1,288

61.3

1,468

59.1

1,377

60.5

Thurles

771

52.4

782

54.0

726

49.0

Tipperary

830

51.3

783

44.4

639

45.2

Tralee

1,994

54.8

1,905

53.7

1,927

51.1

Tuam

786

55.9

828

56.3

814

59.7

Tullamore

1,292

53.6

1,199

56.0

1,384

60.4

Waterford

1,897

52.5

1,714

50.8

1,858

52.5

Wexford

1,969

52.2

1,871

53.1

1,655

57.0

Wicklow

1,936

48.5

1,515

48.7

1,969

51.4

Total

96,598

53.9

89,383

53.6

93,443

54.8

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