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

How many vehicles will be impacted by the ten-year rule in 2023, for example? How many vehicles are we likely to lose from the sector? My estimation, based on the figures presented to me by taxi representatives, is that the number is greater than 5,300. These are vehicles that have not been used for a couple of years. Most of them are in mint condition. Drivers have been struggling to get finance for new vehicles. They cannot get electric vehicles because there is a supply chain issue. The likely impact will be that many of those 5,300 vehicles will leave the market, which means the acute shortage we are facing now will be exacerbated. I am frustrated that I do not yet see an acknowledgement of this from the Government.

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