Gay Mitchell (Dublin South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 497: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8. [32467/05]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I have made inquiries with the Garda authorities in relation to the matter raised by the Deputy. I have been informed that the position in relation to the person named in the question is as follows.

For the authorised officer on behalf of the Garda Commissioner to issue a PSV driver's licence, there is an obligation on the applicant to display a thorough knowledge of the taximeter area and PSV legislation. He or she does this by way of PSV examination. The person in question sat the examination on 9 November 2002 and 4 December 2004 and failed it on both occasions.