Dáil debates
Wednesday, 16 September 2020
Taxi Industry: Motion [Private Members]
11:20 am
Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú) | Oireachtas source
Almost one in four taxi drivers currently are over the age of 66 and they are being denied income support from the State. They are told it is because they are over the qualifying age. That is incredibly wrong. Anybody whose income has been reduced by such a level should have a situation where the State should be able to help them. There should not be discrimination between different sectors with regard to income falling. What were the thousands of taxi drivers protesting for? When I spoke to them directly, I was absolutely-----
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