Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 November 2014
576. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of registered wheelchair accessible vehicles, WAVs, in operation prior to July 2014; if he will provide the number of WAVs in each county up to July 2014 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45277/14]
View answer577. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of applications to date received for the new grant aid of €1 million fund for wheelchair accessible vehicles introduced in July 2014; and if he will provide in tabular form the number of applications per county; the number that have been approved up to date and the total funding expended on successful applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45281/14]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 576 and 577 together.
The regulation of the small public service vehicle (SPSV) industry is a matter for the National Transport Authority (NTA) under the provisions of the Taxi Regulation Act 2013, including the granting of wheelchair accessible taxi/hackney licences, and the management of the grant scheme for wheelchair accessible vehicles introduced in July of this year.
I have referred your questions to the NTA for direct reply to you. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a response within 10 working days.
