Fergus O'Dowd
Ceist:362 Mr. O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport the waiting list times for driving tests for each driving test centre; and if he will establish a driving test centre in Drogheda. [29770/03]
Written Answers. - Driving Tests.
The present network of driving test centres comprises of 51 test centres nationwide. It is generally considered to provide good coverage and represents a reasonable balance between convenience to test applicants and the need for economy in delivering the driver testing service. I have no proposals to provide a test centre in Drogheda as the existing test centres in Dundalk, Navan and Finglas provide adequately for the demand in Drogheda and the general area.
The average waiting times for driving tests at each test centre, as at 8 December, are set out in the following table. The information is regularly updated on the websitewww.drivingtest.ie
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Centre |
Average weeks waiting |
Centre |
Average weeks waiting |
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North Leinster |
South East |
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|
Finglas |
24 |
Carlow |
26 |
|
Dundalk |
27 |
Clonmel |
30 |
|
Mullingar |
22 |
Dungarvan |
32 |
|
Navan |
22 |
Kilkenny |
25 |
|
Raheny |
24 |
Nenagh |
31 |
|
South Leinster |
Portlaoise |
27 |
|
|
Churchtown-Rathgar |
25 |
Thurles |
31 |
|
Gorey |
24 |
Tipperary |
29 |
|
Naas |
27 |
Waterford |
32 |
|
Tullamore |
25 |
Wexford |
26 |
|
Wicklow |
23 |
South West |
|
|
Tallaght |
25 |
Cork |
26 |
|
West |
Killarney |
34 |
|
|
Athlone |
21 |
Kilrush |
21 |
|
Birr |
26 |
Limerick |
25 |
|
Castlebar |
26 |
Mallow |
31 |
|
Clifden |
16 |
Newcastle West |
31 |
|
Ennis |
17 |
Shannon |
20 |
|
Galway |
18 |
Skibbereen |
33 |
|
Loughrea |
18 |
Tralee |
30 |
|
Roscommon |
24 |
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Tuam |
22 |
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North West |
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|
Ballina |
21 |
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Buncrana |
17 |
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|
Carrick-on-Shannon |
30 |
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|
Cavan |
26 |
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|
Donegal |
28 |
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Letterkenny |
18 |
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Longford |
28 |
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|
Monaghan |
24 |
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|
Sligo |
22 |
Note: The average waiting time is derived having regard to waiting times experienced by applicants that have undergone a driving test over the previous four week period in the test centre.