Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

A taxi driver in Bagenalstown was refused a licence because the NTA said there were nine existing services. There is only one taxi service in Bagenalstown; the other eight have to come from Carlow. The man in question spent more than €20,000 on his car. Some 50 or so people have signed letters calling for the service in Bagenalstown, which is a rural part of the county. Carlow County Council granted the licence because it said it was needed. Then the NTA refused it. Is the NTA forgetting about rural Ireland? We need taxis in rural Ireland. Can the Minister please help me on this? People want rural taxi drivers in Bagenalstown.

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