Vol. 503 No. 1
112 Mr. Healy-Rae asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government when a driving test centre will be set up in either Killorglin or Caherciveen, County Kerry, to deal with the huge number of applicants who are waiting for driving tests. [9452/99]
The present national network of driving test centres comprises some 47 individual centres. This has been generally considered to provide good coverage across the country and to represent a reasonable balance between convenience to customers and the need for economy in public service administration.
The Kerry area is already served by driving test centres in Killarney and Tralee. In addition, Caherciveen would not have the level of urban traffic features required for driving tests. In the circumstances my Department does not propose to site a further driving test centre in Kerry.
