Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 28 May 2026
Public Accounts Committee
Competition and Consumer Protection Commission – Financial Statements 2024
2:00 am
Mr. Brian McHugh:
The taxi industry is not working for consumers. We have looked for ride hailing to be made available for the market to be opened up in Ireland. We do not care which company is successful. Irish people use those ride-hailing apps when they go abroad. They like them. Consumers enjoy that choice and it is not available in Ireland. Every time we have a meeting, we have international people arrive from the airport. They all ask why the ride-hailing app does not work in Ireland.