A call has been made to scrap the accompanied driver rule in response to seriously delayed driver test waiting times throughout the country.
Cathal Crowe TD told RTÉ Radio 1's Drivetime programme that he has talked to people who have lost out on employment and college places due to the nationwide backlog.
"Moms and dads can't drive every road in the country," he said, adding that the delays are hitting those in rural Ireland the hardest.
