In his reply to another question, the Minister spoke of a mobility strategy. At the moment in Tallaght there are 15,000 people waiting for a driver's test. Waiting times can sometimes be over a year. I do not think that is acceptable to anyone. Media reports have indicated that at long last the Road Safety Authority intends to open a new driving test centre in south Dublin. That is something I have called for in this House on many occasions. Is the Minister aware as whether the RSA has identified a site? When can we expect that it would begin conducting driver's tests? There does not seem to be a mobility strategy at the moment and clearly the people of Tallaght are suffering as a result.

I acknowledge the waiting time for driver testing is too long. The RSA has a service level agreement of a ten-week target which is not being met. It is increasing testing capacity and trying to improve the overall delivery by increasing the permanent sanction of testers to 200. That should help support a reduction in the wait time. I will ask the Minister for Transport to respond directly on the driver test site in Tallaght or where that may or may not be. I do not have that particular information. We acknowledge that many people are waiting too long. That is why the recruitment process is under way to try to accelerate a reduction in the wait times for many people across the country which are just too long.