Clare’s Fianna Fáil Senator is urging the company that carries out NCTs to recruit fully qualified mechanics.
It’s after SIPTU members rejected proposals aimed at dealing with a backlog in tests.
The operator had hoped to recruit lower skilled staff to carry out early stages of testing, with final stages carried out by fully qualified mechanics.
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Senator Timmy Dooley insists Applus needs a different approach to deal with the issue: