Liam Quaide (Cork East, Social Democrats)
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296. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a timeline for extending the ten-year vehicle limit for taxis registered in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15358/25]

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 , 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.

In line with the Programme for Government 2025 commitment to 'extend the ten-year vehicle limit for taxis registered in 2015, offering another year of service', the NTA held a public consultation on the matter which 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 this Programme for Government commitment. This new Regulation will be operative from 01 April 2025.