Cormac Devlin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am sure the Taoiseach will have seen media reports of the high-profile case of Naveed Rana, a taxi driver who was jailed last week for five and a half years for repeatedly sexually assaulting a young woman he was driving home. At the time of the assault, Mr. Rana was reported to be out on bail for serious drug offences. Does the Taoiseach agree that it is completely unacceptable for anyone charged with a serious offence and out on bail to operate a taxi? According to section 36 of the Taxi Regulation Act 2003, a mandatory disqualification should have happened. In most other sectors, a person would be suspended pending the determination of such a case. Will the Taoiseach raise this with the National Transport Authority? An urgent review of the regulations in this area is needed. The NTA must prevent a recurrence of this scenario, restore public trust in public transport and ensure regulations are adhered to.

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