Vol. 534 No. 2
93 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if he will advise on the case of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick who wishes to transfer his military driving licence to a civilian B driving licence using an adapted vehicle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10265/01]
Driving licence regulations provide that a certificate of competency, or in practice, the passing of a driving test under my Department's auspices, shall not be required in the case of Defence Forces personnel or ex-personnel who have held an armed forces driving permit for the relevant vehicle category and whose application for a civilian driving licence is accompanied by a certificate from the appropriate military authorities that the applicant is competent to drive vehicles of that category.
It appears from the details supplied that, in the present case, the applicant for the relevant civilian driving licence does not hold any comparable certificate from the military authorities. This case will be further examined by my Department, with the other authorities concerned, with a view to some resolution, if such is possible.
Question No. 94 answered with Question No. 27.
95 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the waiting period to sit a driving test in the Dublin region over the past 24 months; the likely improvement over the coming months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10271/01]
The average waiting times for a driving test over the last two years, in the test centres in the Dublin area are set out in the following table. It is anticipated that the target of ten weeks longest waiting time will be achieved in these and other test centres by mid-year or shortly thereafter.
Quarterly Average Waiting Times (Weeks)
|
Churchtown |
Rathgar |
Tallaght* |
Finglas |
Raheny* |
|
|
29 March 1999 |
32 |
34 |
– |
35 |
– |
|
21 June 1999 |
35 |
32 |
42 |
31 |
– |
|
13 September 1999 |
34 |
32 |
33 |
31 |
– |
|
4 December 1999 |
33 |
35 |
19 |
28 |
37 |
|
28 February 2000 |
29 |
35 |
17 |
30 |
34 |
|
22 May 2000 |
23 |
29 |
12 |
23 |
25 |
|
14 August 2000 |
23 |
22 |
14 |
27 |
23 |
|
6 November 2000 |
18 |
22 |
20 |
21 |
19 |
|
29 January 2001 |
17 |
17 |
19 |
26 |
17 |
|
2 April 2001 |
14 |
14 |
19 |
19 |
15 |
