Mr. Gerry Murphy:

Deputy Colreavy asked about the community cars. There is no real change. Where they are operating, they are operating. The Taxi Regulation Bill is trying to ensure there is no legal problem with them. They are in a grey area because of the issue of carriage for reward. It is a question of putting the legal framework right, and then they can continue to operate as they are. Deputy Maloney raised some points about rural hackneys, which I have addressed. We need to take on board the concerns to ensure we do not displace people from the industry and examine how well it operates and review it. We can tweak and manage it by secondary legislation through our regulations if we see any difficulties arising.