Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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210. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of local area hackney licences issued and operational at this time; if it is intended to increase the area of operation from a radius of 5 km to 20 km of the operator’s home and to extend the grant eligibility to all licensees rather than a few areas, in view of the low take-up of this licence and the scattered nature of many rural areas, as was promised by a previous Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61537/22]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. I am not involved in the day-to-day operations of public transport which includes the small public service vehicle (SPSV) industry. The regulation of the SPSV industry, including licensing, is a matter for the independent transport regulator, the National Transport Authority (NTA), under the provisions of the Taxi Regulation Acts 2013 and 2016. 

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