Tipperary South TD Mattie McGrath has slammed the new driver's licence service at the NDLS, saying it is not fit for purpose.

The National Driver Licence Service is being run by the Road Safety Authority, and was introduced this Autumn.

It's led to complaints from drivers who view the new process for getting a licence as more complicated. A driver must go to their local NDLS centre, and not their local garda station or Council office; it is now neccesary for drivers to attend the centre in person, though they only operate during working hours, and on Saturday morning; and most counties only have one centre.

The NDLS has also issued a warning recently advising that customers who have applied for a licence could be facing delays of several weeks, because of demand for the new credit-card type licences.

Tipperary South TD Mattie McGrath spoke to Newstalk's Pat Kenny Show about his difficulties with the new system: