We have seen recently that quality standards have slipped dramatically because of a lack of controls. The fact that people are concerned about safety and security when they hire a taxi is in nobody's interest, least of all those working in the industry. The incidence of attacks on drivers and passengers has increased, although we tend to hear from the media mostly about attacks on passengers. Drivers have always been at risk of attack. The new regulations will help to change people's attitudes when hiring a cab. It will put an onus on them to treat taxi drivers and their cars, which are the drivers' livelihoods, with proper respect. My father once had to spend six hours walking around the Dublin mountains after his taxi had been hijacked at gunpoint by paramilitaries. It is an extreme example, but any taxi driver will tell one that they are subject to such incidents.