asked the Minister for the Environment (a) when it is proposed to grant additional taxi licences in Dublin; (b) the number of such new licences to be granted; (c) the number of applicants; and (d) the criteria on which the licences will be allocated.
Written Answers. - Dublin Taxi Licences.
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Under the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) (Licensing) Regulations, 1978 the number, if any, of new licences to be granted by the Garda Commissioner will be determined by the local authority concerned. The basis of such determination is a matter for the local authority, but to assist the specified authorities in this regard, I am conveying to them certain guidelines suggested by the Taxi Services Council. I am not aware of the number of valid applications received by the Garda Commissioner in the recent application period.