Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour) | Oireachtas source

It is because it is related to rural Ireland. A rural hackney scheme was in existence during that time. This is basically a second type of licence in terms of ensuring there were rural hackneys in areas with no taxis. We are talking about fairly remote areas. Unfortunately, due to administrative issues, it never fully got off the ground. I urge the Minister to look at how that could be enhanced.