Brendan Walsh
Brendan Walsh is the Chief Operating Officer of the Road Safety Authority (RSA) in Ireland, responsible for overseeing operations related to driving tests and road safety initiatives. Recently, he has been in the news due to the RSA's challenges with high rates of no-shows for driving tests, which have resulted in significant financial implications and highlighted staffing shortages at various test centres across the country.
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Recent news mentions
Brendan Walsh said testers are now working evenings and weekends, including bank holidays.
Driving testers working evenings, weekends and bank holidays to clear backlog, RSA says – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2025-06-11
Brendan Walsh is the RSA’s chief operations officer who commented on the encouraging early indicators of progress in reducing driving test waiting times.
Driving test times fall after measures put in place – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-06-06
Brendan Walsh stated that the RSA will employ 91 people on permanent contracts to increase the number of driver testers.
About 600 learners fail to show for driving tests each month – RSA – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-06-01