Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 February 2008
295 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport the number of public service vehicle licences that were in existence in County Clare prior to taxi deregulation; and the number that currently exist. [5110/08]
View answerThe licensing of small public service vehicles (i.e. taxis, wheelchair accessible taxis, hackneys and limousines) was a function of individual local licensing authorities at the time of liberalisation in November 2000. Information from 2000 available to the Department is based on statistical returns made by individual local authorities at the time. The Commission for Taxi Regulation is now responsible for the licensing of small public service vehicles and, with effect from 25 September 2006, the Commission has replaced the individual taximeter areas with one single national taximeter area.
Having regard to the above position, the table below indicates the statistical information available to my Department in relation to County Clare. As of November 2000 the only taximeter area in County Clare was the town of Ennis and, accordingly, that was the only area in the county where taxi or wheelchair accessible taxi licences were issued. The December 2007 figures are based on information received from the Commission for Taxi Regulation and refer to the numbers of vehicle licence holders in December 2007 with a home address in County Clare.
|
Type of spsv licence |
Ennis Town Council (Nov. 2000) |
Clare County Council (Nov. 2000) |
County Clare (December 2007) |
|
Taxi |
20 |
0 |
196 |
|
Wheelchair Accessible taxi |
0 |
0 |
12 |
|
Hackney |
13 |
84 |
214 |
|
Limousine |
0 |
0 |
45 |
|
Total |
33 |
84 |
467 |
296 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport the number of public service vehicle licences that were in existence in Limerick City prior to taxi deregulation; and the number that currently exist. [5111/08]
View answerThe licensing of small public service vehicles (i.e. taxis, wheelchair accessible taxis, hackneys and limousines) was a function of individual local licensing authorities at the time of liberalisation in November 2000. Information from 2000 available to the Department is based on statistical returns made by individual local authorities at the time. The Commission for Taxi Regulation is now responsible for the licensing of small public service vehicles and, with effect from 25 September 2006, the Commission has replaced the individual taximeter areas with one single national taximeter area.
Having regard to the above position, the table below indicates the statistical information available to my Department in relation to Limerick City and County. As of November 2000 the only taximeter area in County Limerick was Limerick City and, accordingly, that was the only area in the county where taxi or wheelchair accessible taxi licences were issued. The December 2007 figures are based on information received from the Commission for Taxi Regulation and refer to the numbers of vehicle licence holders in December 2007 with a home address in County Limerick.
|
Type of spsv licence |
Limerick City Council (Nov. 2000) |
Limerick County Council (Nov. 2000) |
County Limerick (December 2007) |
|
Taxi |
206 |
0 |
569 |
|
Wheelchair Accessible taxi |
0 |
0 |
38 |
|
Hackney |
108 |
223 |
219 |
|
Limousine |
0 |
7 |
51 |
|
Total |
314 |
230 |
877 |
