Written answers

Tuesday, 15 April 2014

Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport

Taxi Regulations

Photo of Dara MurphyDara Murphy (Cork North Central, Fine Gael)
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689. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to hire additional enforcement officers in respect of the new taxi regulations announced last week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17438/14]

Photo of Alan KellyAlan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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The regulation of the small public service vehicle (SPSV) industry, including enforcement, is the responsibility of the National Transport Authority (NTA) under the provisions of the Taxi Regulation Act 2013, which was commenced with effect from 6th April 2014. The NTA carries out enforcement activities nationally in conjunction with An Garda Síochána, whose members are also authorised persons for the purposes of enforcement of the regulations governing SPSV services.

As a result of new powers under Section 40 of the Taxi Regulation Act 2013, for the NTA to enter into agreements with service providers to carry out enforcement functions, 15 additional Compliance Support Officers are in place to enforce the new SPSV regulations introduced by the NTA with effect from 7th April 2014.

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