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Taxi Licences

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 November 2020

Tuesday, 3 November 2020

Questions (297)

Cormac Devlin

Question:

297. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider introducing a taxi licence buyback scheme to assist drivers who wish to retire from the industry due to the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32419/20]

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Written answers

The current SPSV licensing regime is built upon the principle that the purpose of a licence is to indicate a person’s suitability to carry out a function and to ensure that the holder of a licence is subject to lawful conditions and restrictions. As such, a licence should not have, by association, a monetary value or be tradable on the open market. Accordingly, there is no basis for a "buy back" scheme of the type the Deputy has outlined.

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