Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I want to raise the crisis in the taxi industry. Over 2,000 taxi licences have gone after Covid, and thousands of licenceholders have not returned to work. We have circumstances in which people cannot get a taxi or face an inordinate delay when they want one. At the same time, drivers are struggling to make a living. They may be busy for a short number of hours but their business is very quiet beyond those hours. There are increases in running costs. I encourage the Minister to review the taxi advisory committee's ten-year rule and come forward with a fare increase. Is he concerned about the health and viability of the taxi industry? Will he engage with the representative groups?

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