Irish learners face up to 33-week wait for driving tests as government aims to reduce backlog.

Learner drivers in Ireland are experiencing lengthy wait times for their driving tests, averaging 21 weeks, with some waiting up to 33 weeks. The government aims to reduce wait times to 10 weeks, and the Road Safety Authority is hiring 70 new testers. Wait times vary by location, with Killarney offering the shortest wait at 13 weeks and Navan the longest at 33 weeks. The increase is partly due to a 10% rise in test applications from 2022 to 2023.

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