Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour) | Oireachtas source

These amendments are necessary to ensure that the objectives of the authority under section 16 for the regulation of the taxi sector are included in the strategic planning processes already provided for under section 13 of the Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008. The Bill makes reference to the authority's strategic transport plan, which it is required to produce under section 12 of the 2008 Act. However, the actions that the authority is required to undertake in respect of SPSVs is more appropriate for inclusion in the integrated implementation plan that the authority is required to produce under section 13 of the Act.

I cannot agree to amendment No. 58. It is inappropriate, in that it limits the regulation of the SPSV sector to competitive regulation. The opinion of our legal advice is that this term does not have adequate legal precision. One person's view of competitive regulation might differ markedly from another's.