Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North-West, Fianna Fail)
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28. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the extension of the ten year rule for 2015 SPVS following the closing of the public consultation by the National Transport Authority on the 12 March 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14299/25]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail)
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The regulation of the small public service vehicle (SPSV) industry, including vehicle age limits for SPSVs and the recent public consultation concerning 2015 registered vehicles, is a matter for the independent transport regulator, the National Transport Authority (NTA), under the provisions of the Consolidated Taxi Regulation Acts 2013 and 2016. I have no role in the day-to-day operations of the SPSV sector.

As the Deputy is aware, the public consultation concerning the Programme for Government 2025 commitment to 'extend the ten-year vehicle limit for taxis registered in 2015, offering another year of service' was opened on 18 February 2025 and closed on 12 March 2025. The Board of the NTA approved the making of a new Regulation on 21 March 2025, giving effect to the Programme for Government commitment. It will be introduced very shortly.