Seanad debates
Friday, 27 June 2003
Taxi Regulation Bill 2003: Second Stage.
There are concerns about the level of taxi fares to Dublin's outer suburbs, some of which are outside the city's designated taxi meter limits. For example, while Clonee is in County Meath, technically part of it is in the Fingal area. If a taxi has to travel over the county boundary in order to enter a housing estate in Clonee, the driver can charge above the maximum fare. It is off putting for people to use taxis in such situations but there is no Nitelink bus service and people are at the mercy of what a taxi driver might charge. The new commission should examine the whole area of taxi meters and setting maximum fares.
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