Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I will move on to the issue of taxis, the late-night economy and public transport availability during the night, particularly at weekends but also more generally. I saw the NTA respond to some of those issues on RTÉ's "Prime Time" last week. There are a couple of specific issues I wish to raise. The NTA has done this review of maximum fares, which will kick in during August. Ms Graham indicated that there will be a recruitment campaign. However, I hear very clearly from those in the taxi industry that there are issues related to the ten-year rule and the number of vehicles, more than 5,000, that will be off the road at the end of the year. The transferability of plates and how it is impacting people who might be eager to transfer their licences is also an issue. Is the NTA looking at either of those areas? Will Ms Graham speak to those points?

Public transport providers are eager to take on additional 24-7 routes. Does the NTA have any immediate plans in that regard? Parts of the BusConnects plan involve 24-7 routes. Can these be expedited?