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Taxi Hardship Panel.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 November 2004

Tuesday, 16 November 2004

Questions (153, 154)

Seán Crowe

Question:

209 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if the taxi hardship scheme is closed for applications. [28497/04]

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Written answers

The taxi hardship payments scheme is closed for applications. A closing date of 30 April 2004 was agreed with the taxi representative groups and advertised nationally on 27 February 2004. Some flexibility around this original closing date was allowed to take into account possible difficulties arising from postal disruptions that arose in April 2004. Subsequently, following discussions with taxi representative groups and in the light of the practical need to set a definitive closing date, it was decided that no further late applications under the scheme would be accepted by Area Development Management Limited after 5 p.m. on 24 September 2004. Written notice of this date was given to the taxi representative groups on 17 September 2004.

Seán Crowe

Question:

210 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the amount paid out for the taxi hardship scheme; and the costs to administer same. [28498/04]

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Hardship payments totalling €13,957,000 have been made to 1,190 qualifying applicants under the Taxi Hardship Payments Scheme to 9 November 2004.

The cost of administering the taxi hardship payments scheme by Area Development Management Limited to 31 October 2004 was €580,564, including set-up costs. Further projected administration expenditure in the region of €30,000 is anticipated for the November to December 2004 period. ADM operates as a not for profit organisation and has to directly recoup all the costs it incurs in administering schemes or projects on behalf of the State.

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