Mr. David McGuinness:

The way it is currently, all the decisions taken on the taxi industry go to public consultation. Before any decision is taken, the NTA decides what is happening and then puts it out to public consultation, without contacting any of the groups sitting here. I doubt it contacts any taxi driver. It goes to public consultation and if the NTA likes the decision of the public consultation then it implements the decision. If it does not it still implements the decision but there is no contact point between the Department of Transport, the NTA and any group that represents any number of taxi drivers.