RSA confirms plans to allow you sit your car theory test online within a 'number of months'
A minister has said that the pandemic has had a “profound effect” on theory testing services leading to a large backlog.
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A minister has said that the pandemic has had a “profound effect” on theory testing services leading to a large backlog.
A rapid increase in cases this month resulted in a backlog in the HSE’s contact tracing system.
Health officials say including the results from a German lab in ‘new cases’ would skew the curve.
Meanwhile, Munster and Connacht have seen Pro14 visits to Italy postponed.
At one stage, it could take five years before gardaí would get to a case because of the volume of material for analysis.
Micheál Martin said the decision was made by the government to “save their own skin and cover their own tracks”.
€10 million has been taken from the National Forensic Science Laboratory to pay for the National Children’s Hospital.
Health Minister Simon Harris promised it would be introduced in September last year. This was then pushed out to January 2019.
The HSE will tell the Health Committee about the backlog latest today.
There is no provision for expediting cases where there is a known history of cancer or abnormal smear results.
Simon Harris had been warned on numerous occasions that his announcement of free repeat smear tests was “dangerous” .
Temple Street says it currently has access to only one consultant cardiologist, with that consultant “only commissioned to one clinic per week”.
The stats show that there are just under 5,300 cases where children are not allocated a social worker.
Almost a third of children on waiting-lists have been waiting for over a year.
A Department of Social Protection official has said “it is not possible to give an accurate date” for the process of backlogged maternity claims.
The “single procedure” process for asylum applications has come into effect.
Cases under review by the Ombudsman for Defence Forces rose 15% in 2015.
A backlog is expected once the issue is resolved.
The Road Safety Authority said there is no backlog and they are very prepared for the new rules.
The President of the Court said it is their goal to keep up to date with current appeals as far as reasonably possible.
Progress in solving mortgage arrears is slow, with industry experts criticising the solutions deployed.
Patients are now being told they will have to wait an additional six weeks for the backlog to be cleared.
The company had claimed to have cleared its backlog of orders but frustrated parents who ordered books over a month ago continue to wait for them to be delivered.
The online company says that it has reduced its backlog from 5,000 orders to 1,300 today.
Bank is working to clear backlog created after last week’s technical glitch.
Joan Burton was responding to criticism over a major backlog in processing applications for the back-to-school clothing and footwear allowance.