Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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215. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of wheelchair accessible vehicles licensed as taxis here. [48598/17]

Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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216. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of grants that have been awarded for the purposes of providing wheelchair accessible vehicles each year since 2011. [48599/17]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 215 and 216 together.

The regulation of the small public service vehicle (SPSV) industry, including the licensing of wheelchair accessible SPSVs, is a matter for the National Transport Authority (NTA) under the provisions of the Taxi Regulation Act 2013. Furthermore, it is the NTA who administer the wheelchair accessible vehicle (WAV) grant for the SPSV industry on an annual basis.

I have referred your questions to the NTA for direct reply to you. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a response within 10 working days.