130,000 people are awaiting their theory test.
New figures show that 106,000 people are waiting to take their driving test here while a further 130,000 are waiting for their driver theory test.
The Irish Daily Mail reports that Covid 19 restrictions have led to the backlog.
The Road Safety Authority has allocated extra resources to deal with the waiting list, and it expects to have the waiting time reduced to 10 weeks by early next year.