John Bruton
Ceist:351 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Transport the reason an upper limit, or cap, of ?13,000 was placed on the amount that could be paid in compensation to individuals who lost out as a result of the Government's decision to liberalise the taxi industry; his views on whether it was reasonable to impose such a limit on the body that was supposed to evaluate each case on a case by case basis; and if he will remove this cap in order to allow each case to be assessed on its actual merits. [13439/03]