Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 12 October 2005
331 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for Transport the average waiting time, the number of applicants on the waiting list and the number of testers in respect of each driving test centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28193/05]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table.
Driver testers are assigned to headquarter centres. Other test centres within the region are served from the headquarter centres.
|
Centre |
Applications on hand |
Average weeks waiting |
No. of driver testers |
|
North Leinster |
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|
Finglas |
10,964 |
31 |
17 |
|
Dundalk |
3,656 |
36 |
— |
|
Mullingar |
2,073 |
34 |
— |
|
Navan |
4,864 |
45 |
1 |
|
Raheny |
8,390 |
26 |
8 |
|
South Leinster |
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|
Churchtown-Rathgar |
12,070 |
36 |
16 |
|
Gorey |
2,595 |
46 |
— |
|
Naas |
5,553 |
27 |
2 |
|
Tullamore |
2,210 |
41 |
— |
|
Wicklow |
2,911 |
41 |
— |
|
Tallaght |
9,813 |
41 |
9 |
|
West |
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|
Athlone |
991 |
19 |
2 |
|
Birr |
1,410 |
26 |
— |
|
Castlebar |
1,958 |
27 |
4 |
|
Clifden |
487 |
32 |
— |
|
Ennis |
1,641 |
24 |
3 |
|
Galway |
3,621 |
35 |
6 |
|
Loughrea |
1,177 |
24 |
2 |
|
Roscommon |
1,242 |
28 |
— |
|
Tuam |
1,277 |
26 |
— |
|
North West |
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|
Ballina |
1,183 |
21 |
— |
|
Buncrana |
733 |
32 |
— |
|
Carrick-on-Shannon |
913 |
18 |
2 |
|
Cavan |
1,683 |
28 |
2 |
|
Donegal |
1,176 |
35 |
— |
|
Letterkenny |
2,309 |
23 |
3 |
|
Longford |
1,030 |
24 |
— |
|
Monaghan |
1,243 |
26 |
1 |
|
Sligo |
1,782 |
30 |
2 |
|
South East |
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|
Carlow |
2,434 |
26 |
1 |
|
Clonmel |
2,099 |
41 |
2 |
|
Dungarvan |
1,617 |
44 |
— |
|
Kilkenny |
1,885 |
23 |
2 |
|
Nenagh |
765 |
40 |
— |
|
Portlaoise |
1,801 |
41 |
1 |
|
Thurles |
1,200 |
45 |
— |
|
Tipperary |
1,141 |
41 |
— |
|
Waterford |
3,041 |
33 |
4 |
|
Wexford |
2,336 |
31 |
4 |
|
South West |
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|
Cork |
6,933 |
23 |
13 |
|
Killarney |
2,010 |
31 |
1 |
|
Kilrush |
519 |
27 |
— |
|
Limerick |
4,304 |
28 |
4 |
|
Mallow |
2,372 |
35 |
— |
|
Newcastle West |
1,812 |
31 |
— |
|
Shannon |
932 |
39 |
— |
|
Skibbereen |
2,031 |
40 |
— |
|
Tralee |
1,644 |
25 |
3 |
|
Totals |
Average |
|
|
North Leinster |
29,947 |
34 |
|
South Leinster |
35,152 |
39 |
|
West |
13,804 |
27 |
|
North West |
12,052 |
26 |
|
South East |
18,319 |
37 |
|
South West |
22,557 |
31 |
|
TOTAL |
131,831 |
31.8 |
