Sean Barrett (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I support Senator Reilly's amendment. One of the first pieces of work I did in this area was on the colour coding of taxis in west Belfast, Derry and north Belfast, which worked extremely well. It is an excellent service, of high frequency and operational for many hours. There are lessons for us in it being possible to do this in Northern Ireland, in the context as eloquently described by Senator Reilly. It took us a long time to learn the lessons of the provision in those areas of high frequency, lengthy public transport services in difficult circumstances. Proven expertise exists in the marketplace. I note from recent opinion polls that the services provided are extremely popular in the neighbourhoods in which they operate.