Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 14 September 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
Issues Impacting the Taxi Industry: Discussion
Mr. Jim Waldron:
Absolutely. We are competing with the general public for the same cars. I actually feel as though the electric cars are getting an endorsement from the small public service industry. When private motorists see taxi drivers driving EVs, they look at the brands they are driving and they think they must be good cars if taxi drivers are driving them. The Government probably could prioritise us before private business. If it could intervene in some way to prioritise the taxi industry as opposed to the private industry, it would be beneficial.
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