Taxi Licences

352. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider policy changes in the review of the Taxi Regulation Act 2013 to include the transfer of licences to other family members where a business is providing for succession planning in the lifetime of the licence holder; if he plans to request all stakeholders for submissions relative to proposed amendments and policy change…

583. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Transport the number of taxi licences are currently in circulation; and the number of licences in circulation in each of the past five years. [58583/26]

584. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Transport the number of taxi licences transferred in use to another driver in each of the past five years. [58584/26]

585. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Transport the number of disability accessible taxis currently in operation; and the number of available in 2025, 2024 and 2023. [58585/26]

611. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport the number of wheelchair accessible taxis licensed in each county in each of the past ten years; the total number of SPSV licences in each county, in tabular form. [58932/26]

249. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Transport if his Department is aware of the black market for the rental and sale of taxi licence plates; if so, the measures that will be introduced to ensure that this issue is resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50738/26]

250. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will consider allowing the NTA to rebuy taxi licence plates from taxi drivers at market value, to be reissued to qualified taxi drivers, which will stop illegal black-market sales of licence plates when taxi drivers conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50739/26]

300. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the decision to provide an extension to taxi drivers whose vehicles were registered in 2015 due to effects of the Covid 19 pandemic; the rationale behind this decision; if this includes all taxi vehicles and drivers that would have similarly been impacted by the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the mat…

43. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport if consideration will be given to granting a one-year extension to taxi vehicle age limits in cases where vehicles were off the road during the Covid-19 pandemic, in light of precedent where extensions were granted to certain registration years for example, 151 and 152 vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44431/26]

238. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport the number of active SPSV taxi licences currently operating in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41327/26]

241. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport the number of SPSV taxi licences issued nationally and in County Kerry in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41331/26]

244. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if consideration has been given to temporary or event-based SPSV permits during major festivals, sporting events or tourism weekends in rural areas experiencing significant transport shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41336/26]

324. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport if consideration has been given to having CCTV installed in taxis in the interest of passenger and driver safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29498/26]

347. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Transport if he is considering an extension to the 10 year rule for SPSV vehicles; his views on a one year extension, meaning that taxis registered in 2014 could not operate longer than those registered in 2015 and 2016 (details supplied). [8356/26]

303. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport the status of a PSV licence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3268/26]

25. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport the progress that has been made to increase the availability of taxis in rural areas, particularly during late-night hours; and whether changes to licensing, incentives or pilot schemes are under consideration. [2697/26]

576. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport the average time for a taxi license application to be processed from start to finish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74787/25]

256. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if private taxi operating firms could be expanded to rural Ireland (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69935/25]

224. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has examined whether the costs, testing requirements and administrative processes associated with obtaining an SPSV licence are acting as barriers for prospective drivers in Cork; and if he will consider reforms or incentives to encourage more entrants into the sector, particularly in rural counties experiencing declin…

254. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Transport if he has considered the shortage of taxis late at night in Cork northwest towns; and the measures he is taking to ensure adequate SPSV supply in Cork County. [66759/25]

283. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport his plans to address the reduction in the past number of years of operating taxis, particularly in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51753/25]

193. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the rationale for a company (details supplied) prohibiting hackney drivers who are small public service vehicle licence holders from accessing and operating on its platform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50374/25]

246. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport the reason previously implemented Covid related extensions to taxi licence age limits, specifically for vehicles originally reaching their 10-year limit which were extended to 2025, were limited to taxi licences and not to hackney licences; his plans to extend this to hackney licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48930…

199. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport the reason the previously implemented Covid-related extensions to taxi licence age limits, specifically for vehicles originally reaching their ten-year limit that were initially extended to 2025, were limited to taxi licences and not extended to hackney licences; if there are plans to extend the extensions to hackney licences; and if he w…

200. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the requirements for a limousine licence; if there are any plans to introduce an age limit for vehicles as is the case for taxi and hackney licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40227/25]