Taxi Hardship Panel.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 28 October 2004

Thursday, 28 October 2004

Ceisteanna (273)

Mary Upton

Ceist:

273 Dr. Upton asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 258 of 12 October 2004, if he will verify the accuracy of the information obtained from Area Development Management Limited as the applicants in question responded to all queries in full in correspondence of 25 July 2004 and received by Area Development Management Limited on 29 July 2004; the information outstanding to this file; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26675/04]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Transport (Mr. Cullen)

The Deputy is aware from my previous reply that the processing and consideration of applications under the taxi hardship payments scheme is being undertaken independently of my Department by Area Development Management Limited. My Department has no details of applications made to Area Development Management Limited under the scheme. Moreover, Area Development Management Limited is obliged to manage the scheme in a confidential manner and afford individual applicants privacy. I am, therefore, not in a position to comment on specific details of any individual case.

In response to the Deputy's question, I have again made enquiries with Area Development Management Limited which has confirmed to my Department that there are specific outstanding issues with regard to the application referred to by the Deputy and that these issues are being followed up with the applicant.