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If outsourcing were to be driven by a desire to bring Irish standrds into the 21st Century, then all well and good.<\/p>\n<p>But when it is only for financial gain? Perhaps not.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Irish Times reports that the permanent outsourcing of driving tests to private companies is being looked into. A report is due later this month from the consultants who did the study. The review was driven by spending cuts. 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