In the debate in this House and in the Dáil, many speakers referred to the impact of liberalisation of access to taxi licences, especially with regard to the standards applicable to taxis and their drivers and the financial effect the explosion in the number of taxi licences has had on the holders of such licences. This is a very difficult area and the Minister has dealt with it well in the Bill. Nobody has suggested, however, that change was not necessary or that the pre-existing arrangements were satisfactory.