Results 481-500 of 1,048,669 for in 'Dáil debates' OR in 'Committee meetings' (speaker:Damien English OR speaker:Ruairi Ó Murchú OR speaker:Róisín Shortall OR speaker:Brian Stanley)
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Brian Stanley: It does not.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Brian Stanley: That is a big jump.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Brian Stanley: I will keep raising the issue.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Brian Stanley: Mr. Walsh mentioned a forum if someone needs a licence for working reasons.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Brian Stanley: That is obviously a huge issue of concern. What is the RSA doing to reduce waiting times? Mr. Walsh has referred to no-shows, cancellations and vacant slots. That is one of the things the RSA is doing. What else is it doing to reduce waiting times?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Brian Stanley: Mr. Walsh mentioned that there are 130 staff.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Brian Stanley: How many agency staff or staff on short-term contracts are there?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Brian Stanley: Are there contractors?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Brian Stanley: I will turn to the representatives of the Department for a moment. What is the difficulty in getting sanction for more testers? There is a ridiculous situation in respect of experienced testers who finish their terms. What is the length of contracts that staff get? Are they one-year or five-year contracts?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Brian Stanley: Staff come in for two years. Perhaps these are people who worked in a school of motoring.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Brian Stanley: The population is increasing.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Brian Stanley: Why is the Department not giving sanction for more permanent testers? I do not get the logic.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Brian Stanley: Those were temporary posts.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Brian Stanley: How many applicants are awaiting a test at the moment?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Brian Stanley: There are 80,000 people waiting and the officials have it in their hands to sanction permanent ones. I do not get it. Many who were on contract were let go, including in the midlands.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Brian Stanley: How many are needed?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Brian Stanley: Roughly, how many? Is it 200 or 300?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Brian Stanley: Will Mr. Walsh put a figure on the number of testers needed?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Brian Stanley: That is 200 permanent testers.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Brian Stanley: Thank you. We will go to a second round of questions. I call Deputy Murphy.