David Norris (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I support Senator Sean D. Barrett. I use taxis from time to time. I note, from friends in particular, that there is a mobile phone application where one can push a button and get the closest taxi which will be with one within four minutes.

The other point I would make is that amendment No. 36 seems completely redundant, if not fatuous. It seeks to insert the following in the Bill:

"(7) A person shall not act as a dispatch operator or provide booking services for small public service vehicles where such services require a licence under regulations made by the Authority unless that person holds a licence in that regard.".

In other words, one cannot have a job that requires a licence unless one has a licence. What is the big news? That is a waste of ink. If one must have a licence to have a job, then it is perfectly obvious that one needs a licence to get the job. It seems redundant unless I am missing some legal nicety.