Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 14 September 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
Issues Impacting the Taxi Industry: Discussion
Mr. David McGuinness:
Changing to a second-hand vehicle excludes drivers from the grant for three years because, as a licensed taxi, a vehicle must be licensed for three years before a driver can avail of a grant. What drivers are being asked to do is pay out a substantial amount of money, which would exclude them from the grant they have been waiting for in the first place.
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