The waiting list for driving tests has almost doubled in the past two months.
Over 76-thousand people are now waiting to be assessed, with the longest wait now at 7 months in parts of Tipperary and Galway.
According to the Sunday Business Post, the national average is now at three and a half months - a month longer than the target.
Conor Faughnan from the AA says it's unsatisfactory as the test is fundamental to road safety:
