The Dáil has been told that two additional driving test centres are needed in South Tipperary.
Clonmel TD Seamus Healy made the call during a debate on Driving Test waiting times.
At the moment there are two test centres in the south of the county in Tipp Town and Clonmel.
However Deputy Healy says more are needed to cope with the huge backlog.
“Minister, South Tipperary needs two additional driver testing centres – one at Carrick on Suir and one at Cashel.
“South Tipperary is particularly badly affected by the current huge backlog. The centres at Clonmel and Tipperary Town have a 28 week delay – 7 months – which is simply not good enough. There’s no adequate transport serving major employers, schools and colleges in the area.
“We need at least two new centres to deal with the current situation in South Tipperary.”
