Dominic Hannigan (Meath East, Labour)
Link to this: Individually | In context

Question 784: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the taxi review report recommendations are not going to be implemented until October 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11133/12]

Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
Link to this: Individually | In context

All matters relating to the regulation of the small public service vehicle (SPSV) industry are the responsibility of the National Transport Authority (NTA) under the Taxi Regulation Act, 2003. The NTA is also the lead agency with responsibility for the implementation of the recommendations of the Taxi Regulation Review Report.

The actions contained in the Review Report are grouped into 'short-term' actions which are intended to be completed and operational during 2012, and 'medium-term actions', for further development with a view to implementation post-2012.

As regards the 1st October, the only 'short-term' action that is relevant is a proposal to introduce a prohibition on the transferability of licences so that after 1st October 2012 all taxi vehicle licences will be unique to the person to whom the licence has been issued and cannot be transferred or sold to another individual. The list of actions proposed by the Taxi Regulation Review Group is contained in the Report which is available on the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport website www.dttas.ie.