Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)
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631. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is considering issuing new standard car taxi plates in the Cork city region. [40095/16]

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)
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632. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider issuing new standard car taxi plates in the Cork city region to drivers who have been renting plates for a long time, for example, for more than two years. [40096/16]

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)
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633. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the actions he intends to take to assist taxi drivers who are renting taxi plates; his views on the lack of control they have over their own work; the implications this has for their income and working conditions; his plans to remedy this by the issuing of additional plates or otherwise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40097/16]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 631, 632 and 633 together.

The regulation of the small public service vehicle (SPSV) industry, including issues pertaining to vehicle licences, is a matter for the National Transport Authority (NTA) under the provisions of the Taxi Regulation Act 2013.

I have therefore referred the Deputy's Questions to the NTA for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a response within 10 working days.