Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 16 January 2014
356. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the case being taken by taxi drivers regarding the deregulation of the taxi industry a number of years ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2017/14]
View answerA large number of individual claims have been made to the High Court arising from an October 2000 High Court judgement and the subsequent regulations that provided for the liberalisation of access to taxi licences, and the manner in which the taxi industry was regulated from 1963. The cases proceeded on the basis of a number of test cases and the High Court hearing took place between 29 October and 18 December 2013 with judgement reserved. The decision of the Court is awaited.
