Seanad debates
Friday, 27 June 2003
Taxi Regulation Bill 2003: Second Stage.
We have heard some heart-rending stories. Senator Morrissey may well say, as he did in response to Senator Browne, this is going backwards and the Bill looks forwards. I presume that was because Senator Browne went back over some of the previous history. There is a case for looking at the continuing problems of some of the people who had taxi plates under the former regime and have been severely financially disadvantaged as a result of deregulation. This is particularly true of people such as widows. The amounts involved in ex gratia payments have been pathetic and piddling. We should reconsider this matter. While I do not want to look back too much, to close off that issue in a decent and fair way would be a good beginning. It would be a mistake to turn our backs on an unfairness that exists.
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