Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 February 2018
592. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some taxi operators who availed of the grant for the provision of a wheelchair taxi refuse to take wheelchair passengers and opt to take six regular passengers instead as that is more profitable; if the attention of the regulator has been drawn to this practice; and if there have been prosecutions in this regard. [7387/18]
View answerThe 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. Obligations on taxi drivers in relation to accessibility are set out in the associated Taxi Regulation (Small Public Service Vehicle) Regulations.
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