Seán Crowe
Ceist:309 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the number of wheelchair accessible taxis in Dublin; the proportion of total taxis in Dublin that this constitutes; the difference between those figures and the number and proportion of wheelchair accessible taxis available prior to deregulation; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a wheelchair accessible taxi depreciates by ?25 a day; if he has considered providing financial support to those taxi drivers who use wheelchair accessible taxis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26652/02]