Neale Richmond (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

There is a busy weekend ahead in Dublin. What immediate action can the Government take to address the fact that 72% of Dublin taxi drivers do not wish to work the peak hours on Saturday evenings and Sunday evenings, and to ensure that action can be taken in the next couple of weeks to address this? The solution of the National Transport Authority, NTA, simply to increase the fares by 12% and shove this onto the passengers and customers who are waiting an hour or 90 minutes to get a taxi in the first place, is both unfair and unimaginative.

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