FlineBoxes will be available throughout the weekend in the campervan, red, and yellow car parks, and remain open into Monday morning to support those driving home.

Two weeks ago, the waiting time was 14.1 weeks, and at the end of April, the waiting time peaked, with a 27-week wait.

The RSA said it remains firmly on track to achieve its goal of reducing average waiting times to 10 weeks by September 2025.

Michael Murphy, the Chair of the Oireachtas Transport Committee, has urged the RSA to outline plans to address the issue of waiting times when they come before the Transport Committee.

The plan sets out actions to bring the average waiting time down from 27 weeks to 10 weeks by early September 2025.

Jennifer Whitmore criticised the lack of accountability within the RSA as the driving test backlog reached record highs last month.

More than 83,000 applicants were waiting for a driving test in April – the highest number recorded since the pandemic.

The new RSA drug-driving campaign aims to correct public misconceptions and raise awareness, especially among young people, about the reality and risks of drug-driving.

The letters come against the backdrop of another depressing week on Irish roads with multiple fatalities reported by gardaí over the past seven days

So far this year, the number of drivers and pedestrians that have been killed on Irish roads from January to March was above average when compared to the same period over the past five years.

Learner drivers are being "unfairly hindered" by the RSA’s inability to reduce driving test wait times, a Fine Gael TD has said

Another driver was detected travelling at 141km/h in a 100km/h zone on the N67 in Co Galway.

Research from the RSA revealed 45 per cent of people who were over the legal alcohol limit when they were tested at Flinebox breathalyser kiosks thought they were fit to drive.

Ahead of the national holiday, drivers and all other road users are being reminded to plan ahead and organise a safe way home if socialising over the coming days.

So far, 106 vehicles have been detected travelling in excess of the speed limit on National Slowdown Day.

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) said there had been around 170 complaints each month in 2024 but that these made up less than one per cent of the total tests conducted.

If you are caught driving over the speed limit, you will get three penalty points and a fixed charge fine of €160.

People are being urged not to travel on Friday during the red weather warning and to avoid unnecessary travel

Met Éireann has forecast a gradual change to milder weather over the weekend, which could lead to some localised flooding as snow and ice thaw

A yellow warning for sleet and snow is in place for much of the country with heavy rain expected in southern parts also.

Throughout last year, there were 46 cases where a person was involved in a crash during their driving test.

The fee for a driving license will increase from €55 to €65 from January 1st, with the price of an NCT rising to €60.

During the month of December 2023, 14 people lost their lives on Irish roads and 124 were seriously injured.

Four e-scooter riders were killed and 117 seriously injured on Irish roads between January 1st, 2020, and December 31st, 2023.

The RSA said drivers should expect hazardous conditions with a potential for reduced visibility.

HGVs represented 11 per cent of vehicles involved in fatal road collisions.

143 people have been killed on the roads so far this year.

"All of a sudden, parked, hidden, very nice and tidy along a row of parked cars, you have a speed van," he said.

The RSA is warning of difficult road conditions with the potential for fallen trees and debris as well as damaged power lines.

The RSA has called for driver distraction to be 'stigmatised, not normalised'

Officials warned this would end up “causing extra stress on the already overburdened testing system”, according to records they released.

In a lengthy complaint, one person wrote about the “very negative” learning environment they had dealt with, saying the thing they most remembered from their lesson was the word “fail”

A total of 109 people have died on the roads this year so far, an increase of 17 from the same time last year

The Taoiseach raised the issue during a visit to Donegal on Friday.

The outage has hit industries across the world.

Men accounted for all of the fatalities

Jack Chambers, who has responsibility for road safety, said an independent review of the RSA will conclude in the coming weeks.

Labour TD for Tipperary Alan Kelly said local authorities are under pressure, but there were significant routes that had been “absolutely destroyed” due to weather

Sergeant Miniter said the impact of drink and drug-driving is “catastrophic” on those left behind.

Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan said the rollout of the cameras is "about to happen"

All uniformed officers must complete 30 minutes of road safety policing per shift under the new plan

The National Directorate for Fire & Emergency Management (NDFEM) Crisis Management Team convened a Met Éireann technical briefing on Friday morning to assess possible impacts of the storm

Gardaí said they put in place an extensive road policing operation from last Thursday until Tuesday morning.