Gerry Horkan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

At a time of relatively full employment, there are other opportunities that might not have been there in a different economic climate. People who might have been driving taxis during the pandemic discovered other things to do with their existence and, to a certain extent, have not gone back.

It is all very well saying we have more SPSVs than many other places. That may be true and I am not doubting the NTA's figures. It would be fair to say, however, we have an awful lot less public transport provision than cities such as London, Berlin, Rome or Paris, which have metros, overnight metros, night buses and all kinds of other transport. The taxi service is doing everything from about 12.30 a.m. onwards. There is nothing else in town. There are a couple of Nitelinks-----