Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the rationale behind the inclusion of limos in the SPSV entry test for those wishing to operate in the SPSV industry; his views on whether it makes sense to apply the same test to limo drivers as applied to taxi drivers particularly in relation to area knowledge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3414/13]

Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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The National Transport Authority (NTA) has responsibility for the regulation of the SPSV industry under the Taxi Regulation Act, 2003, including the entry requirements for limousines and area knowledge testing.

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