David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 195: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if the taxi companies used by his Department and State agencies under the aegis of his Department have a minimum percentage of taxis which are accessible for people with disabilities and wheelchair users; the amount expended by his Department and State agencies on taxi hire in 2008 and to date in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23581/09]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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The percentage of taxis that are accessible for people with disabilities is a matter for the Commission for Taxi Regulation and I have no statutory function in the matter. As I indicated in my response to Parliamentary Question number 447 of 9 June, the latest information available to me on expenditure by my Department on the use of taxis in 2008 and to date in 2009 is as follows: 2008 - €23,672 2009 to date - €7,151 Similarly, details as communicated to my Department, of expenditure during the same periods by agencies funded from my Department's Vote Group are as follows:

* Any associated sterling costs were converted at annual average spot rate

**An independent statutory office

***Based on computer printout