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Tallaght driving test centre

Premier Business Park, 52 Broomhill Road, Tallaght, D24 VE8E · Co. Dublin

Pass rate, last 12 months
49.6%
Ireland 52.4%
Weeks to test invite, Aug 2026
23weeks
Ireland 11.6 weeks
Tests, last 12 months
27,547
13,672 passed

Key facts

  • 49.6% of car driving tests at Tallaght were passed in the 12 months to August 2026, 2.8 points below the Irish average of 52.4%.
  • That ranks Tallaght number 44 of 56 test centres by pass rate, where 1 is the highest.
  • At the end of August 2026 the CSO estimated 23 weeks from applying to being invited to book a test here, against 11.6 weeks nationally.
  • The longest wait of any test centre in Ireland.
  • 27,547 car tests in the 12 months to August 2026, more than any other centre in Ireland.

Practice routes around Tallaght

5 loops from the centre, 59 km in all, with 17 roundabouts and 131 marked turns, driveable in 3D on your phone. They are built from the road network around Tallaght, not the RSA’s own test routes, which it does not publish.

  1. Route 1 · via Belgard Road
    12.1 km loop with 6 roundabouts, 14 right turns, 11 left turns and a stretch of Castletymon Road.
    12.1 km · 31 turns · 6 roundabouts
    Drive this route
  2. Route 2 · via Belgard Road
    10.3 km loop with 3 roundabouts, 12 right turns, 13 left turns and a stretch of Mayberry Road.
    10.3 km · 28 turns · 3 roundabouts
    Drive this route
  3. Route 3 · via Treepark Road
    11.3 km loop with 5 roundabouts, 10 right turns, 13 left turns and a stretch of Greenhills Road.
    11.3 km · 28 turns · 5 roundabouts
    Drive this route
  4. Route 4 · via Belgard Road
    12.3 km loop with 2 roundabouts, 9 right turns, 8 left turns and a stretch of Old Bawn Road.
    12.3 km · 19 turns · 2 roundabouts
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  5. Route 5 · via Greenhills Road
    12.6 km loop with 1 roundabout, 11 right turns, 13 left turns and a stretch of Old Bawn Road.
    12.6 km · 25 turns · 1 roundabout
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Pass rate at Tallaght, year by year

Share of car tests passed each calendar year; * 2026 (Jan–Aug) is the year so far. Dashed line: Ireland over the last 12 months.

40%47.5%55%IE 52.4%49.4%202126*

Month by month, last 12 months

0%30%60%SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug

By year

YearTestsPass rateIreland
2026 (Jan–Aug)18,55649.4%52.3%
202520,97447.1%51.8%
202423,27542.0%49.0%
202317,53946.1%50.6%
202213,69547.5%50.2%
202113,47748.4%53.3%

Waiting time for a test at Tallaght

The CSO’s estimate, at the end of each month, of the weeks from applying for a test to being invited to book one. Dashed line: Ireland in August 2026.

022.545IE 11.6 wks23Sep 2023May 2024Feb 2025Nov 2025Aug 2026
Month endWeeks to invite
August 202623
July 202621
June 202613
May 202613
April 202616
March 202614

Getting there

Premier Business Park, 52 Broomhill Road, Tallaght
Co. Dublin D24 VE8E

Directions in Google Maps · Book or check your test on rsa.ie

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Questions learners ask about Tallaght

What is the pass rate at Tallaght driving test centre?
49.6% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 27,547 car tests (13,672 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.
Is Tallaght an easy test centre?
Tallaght has one of the lower pass rates in Ireland: number 44 of 56 centres. Pass rates also reflect who books where and how prepared they are, so the gap between centres is not all down to the roads or the examiners.
How long is the wait for a driving test at Tallaght?
The CSO’s estimate for the end of August 2026 was 23 weeks until an invitation to book, compared with 11.6 weeks for Ireland as a whole. It is an estimate of the queue at that date, not a guaranteed date.
Where is Tallaght driving test centre?
Premier Business Park, 52 Broomhill Road, Tallaght, D24 VE8E, Co. Dublin.

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Road Safety Authority driving test statistics (ROA30, ROA36), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Car (category B) tests. Passes are worked out from the CSO’s monthly tests and pass rate.