Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein)

I brought this matter to Dublin City Council a few years ago when I was a councillor and all Labour councillors supported not having a nine-year rule. Action 10, which the Minister of State mentioned, clearly outlines why this is being done. It states that the system was based on vehicle inspection and mileage, and that it was too expensive to develop and operate. We have been operating this system for many years and have not had the complaints or the reason to change the system.

Does the Minister of State intend giving the RSA responsibility for all taxi vehicle testing? Is that part of the future plan? The RSA seems to be taking over everything for which the local authorities previously had responsibility.

See this speech in context