Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

There are no hackneys there, that is the whole point. It is in areas where there are none. The proposal they are making, which is purely for us to consider and debate, is in respect of areas where there is no service at all, just in case the Deputy missed that point. I will hear the Deputy in a second. The population will be under 1,000 and the distance proposed would not be greater than 15 km but, because of other questions, it is recognised that there would be longer journeys in some counties. It is not competing with anybody. There is no service at the moment and the people cannot get out.