Pat O'Neill (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I understand why the provisions under paragraphs (b) and (c) were included in the Bill. They will tie in with future legislation that the Minister of State may propose in regard to all aspects of rural transport. One licence may not fit all of Ireland. Rural Ireland stacks up very differently against urban Ireland and this will give the Minister of State flexibility if, for example, he needs to introduce regulations to provide hackney licences to publicans who transport people home. I ask Senator Barrett to reconsider his amendment.