Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein)
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590. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of rural hackney licences that have been awarded to date; the number of applications received; and the number that are currently being processed. [10250/15]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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The regulation of the small public service vehicle sector including the issue of rural hackney licences is a matter for the National Transport Authority under the provisions of the Taxi Regulation Act 2013. I have referred your question to the NTA for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a response within 10 working days.

Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein)
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591. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the problems in rural communities due to the lack of small public service vehicle or hackney licences at present and the prohibitive nature of the rural hackney licence, which is not suitable to fill the gap caused by this. [10251/15]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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The regulation of the small public service vehicle sector including the issue of rural hackney licences is a matter for the National Transport Authority under the provisions of the Taxi Regulation Act 2013. I have referred your question to the NTA for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a response within 10 working days.