Mr. Hugh Creegan:

The information is available digitally. I am not going to win this argument. We have looked at this issue previously. The Deputy thinks the current 26 geographic areas should be subdivided into a myriad of local areas. I think that scenario is unworkable. Enforcement would be unworkable. Every driver with a hackney licence is entitled to drive not just a hackney car but a taxi and a limousine. If one gets a licence in County Limerick, one is entitled to drive a taxi across all of County Limerick. One puts an "L" on the roof sign and one is entitled to ply for hire. I could not contemplate how one would could limit a driver to a radius of his or her local area.