Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 11 Mar 1997

Vol. 476 No. 2

Written Answers. - Driving Tests.

Cecilia Keaveney

Question:

124 Cecilia Keaveney asked the Minister for the Environment the number of people being tested in each driving centre in County Donegal per week; the current backlog; the expected wait between application and test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6676/97]

Minister for the Environment (Mr. Howlin)

Information requested is as follows:

Test Centre	Average number of persons tested per week (1996)	Total number of applicants awaiting tests at 3 March 1997	Number of applicants with test appointments	Number of applicants not wishing to be tested at present	Number of weeks between application and test
Buncrana	17	287	49	69	21
Donegal	27	571	129	131	22
Letterkenny	36	830	190	208	22

Applicants who indicate a need for an early test because of employment or other considerations are accommodated. Currently, approximately 40 per cent of those who apply for an early test are tested within five weeks and all such applicants are tested within eight weeks.