April 28, 2021 4:06 pm
More than 98,000 people are currently waiting to sit their driving test, contributing to a 25-week backlog, while 54,000 are waiting to complete their driver-theory test.
That is according to information received by the Oireachtas Transport Committee.
Aontú leader and Meath West TD, Peadar Tóibín, has called on the government to address the backlog, which he described as “staggering” and damaging to rural Ireland.
“One constituent I spoke to hasn’t received a date for her driving test despite booking it in September 2020.
“When she tried to find out more, she was told she would be lucky to receive a test date by the end of 2021.