Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the Minister of State and his team and I support all the good work that is being done in this area. Does an issue arise, particularly in Dublin, in respect of private coach operators in Dublin, to which lesser requirements than those which obtain in the case of Dublin Bus seem to apply? As has been stated, Dublin Bus vehicles are expected to be 100% wheelchair accessible. Will the Minister of State comment on that matter?

It is extremely difficult for people to book wheelchair-accessible taxis and there is a higher cost element involved from the point of view of the drivers of such vehicles. Is this an area in respect of which the Minister of State is giving consideration in the context of providing additional supports and assistance in order to increase the number of wheelchair-accessible taxis on our roads?