asked the Minister for the Environment if he is aware that those who need a driving licence to qualify for a job must wait at least three months before they will be granted a test and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Applicants who establish their need to undergo the driving test in connection with employment are usually given the test within six weeks of applying, because of this factor.

(Cavan-Monaghan): Is not it a fact that the average waiting time for driving tests was stated in the House not so long ago to be several months?

That is quite true but applicants who establish their need to undergo the test in connection with employment or for any other urgent purposes are facilitated and usually given a test within six weeks of applying.

(Cavan-Monaghan): Would the Minister indicate to us the most effective way of establishing a person's need?

An example would be if a job was on offer to a person.

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