Taxi Regulations

432. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport if, in light of the ongoing shortage of taxi services, particularly in rural areas where many people face difficulties accessing transport in the evenings and at weekends, the Government has plans to remove key regulatory barriers to entry within the taxi market; whether consideration is being given to permitting ride-hailing platforms (d…

182. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to concerns that blind and visually impaired taxi users may incur higher fares where drivers rely solely on satellite navigation rather than following directions provided by the passenger, resulting in unnecessarily longer journeys; whether guidance, safeguards or complaints mechanisms are in place to prote…

210. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport if he has engaged with representatives of limousine and other SPSVs regarding restrictions on using bus lanes including being unable to cross O’Connell Bridge in Dublin which is creating significant challenges for businesses; who he has engaged with; when these engagements took place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50322/26…

117. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department or the NTA collects data on requests for wheelchair-accessible taxis that cannot be fulfilled; the average waiting times for wheelchair users, or regional shortages of wheelchair-accessible SPSVs; if he will provide any such data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49928/26]

239. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if the National Transport Authority has undertaken any assessment of taxi shortages in rural towns and tourism centres, particularly during weekends, festivals and major sporting events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41329/26]

430. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport the policy approach taken to taxi drivers who are not displaying their roof sign; whether his Department has conducted any analysis to ascertain if this is a regular phenomenon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40258/26]

24. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 179 of 6 November 2025, to provide an update on the development of legislative changes to the Taxi Regulation Act 2013 with respect to cross-Border taxi services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35636/26]

108. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of ongoing reports of wheelchair users being refused service by wheelchair accessible taxis in Dublin, particularly at night; the number of complaints received and penalties issued; the way in which drivers who received public funding under the wheelchair accessible vehicle, WAV, grant scheme are held accountable for refusi…

156. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport when the NTA will report back to him on the issues relating to taxi dispatch companies (details supplied) and others, and the impact of same on the livelihoods of taxi drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31344/26]

653. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport if he will examine the potential barriers to not-for-profit ridesharing platforms (details supplied) to be introduced in Ireland, particularly in light of the CCPC recent findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24235/26]

805. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport the steps the National Transport Authority (NTA) is taking to address reports of wheelchair accessible vehicle (WAV) taxi drivers refusing service to wheelchair users in Dublin city particularly at night; if he is aware that vehicles which have received significant State grants under the WAV grant scheme are allegedly bypassing passengers…

806. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport the number of complaints received by the National Transport Authority relating to refusal of service to wheelchair users by wheelchair accessible vehicle taxi drivers; the number of enforcement actions taken, including fines and licence suspensions or revocations, in each of the years 2023 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and…

818. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport the engagement he has had with drivers to improve the local hackney scheme from 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26345/26]

255. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Transport the steps being taken to ensure that app-based taxi platforms provide accurate information and prevent misleading practices that inflate fares (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18980/26]

312. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will investigate changes to commission fares by a company (details supplied); the specific oversight in regulating changes in commission taken by taxi operators; if his Department recognises the significant impact this has on the income of taxi drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19682/26]

104. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport to report on all meetings he has held with taxi representative groups, other stakeholders in the taxi industry, and meetings with any other groups related to the taxi industry; his views on the proposal of taxi representative groups for an NTA Taxi booking app to ensure protections of both taxi driver livelihoods and passenger inter…

180. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport his views on recent research by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission that indicates that 57% of consumers believe there are not enough taxis in their area, while outside Dublin, just 28% of people agree that there are enough taxis (and just 21% in Connacht and Ulster); the measures he plans to take to address this problem; a…

201. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport his views on Competition and Consumer Protection Commission findings that consumers are suffering due to a failure to facilitate innovations in the taxi industry; the regulatory barriers he believes should be considered in this regard; if he plans to address this problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15485/26]

205. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport to comment on the CCPC’s recommendation for the removal of barriers to companies (details supplied) fully entering the Irish taxi market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15287/26]

254. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Transport the measures currently being considered in the context of reform of the local area hackney licence scheme; if a working group within his Department has been established or has considered the matter; if so, the dates in which the relevant body has met and discussed the matter; the timeframe he would envisage for the completion of conside…

255. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Transport if he will commit to a national taxi strategy to address key issues facing the taxi industry, including supply and barriers to new entrants; the timeframe he would envisage for the completion of such an exercise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15870/26]

55. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he will rule out fare hikes in 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15312/26]

79. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of concerns from the taxi industry that algorithms on application platforms (details supplied) are distorting the market whereby it appears as if there is a shortage of taxis when in reality there is not; his plans to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11999/26]

366. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport when he intends to bring forward legislation to provide the NTA with the statutory power to compel app-based dispatch operators (details supplied) to provide access to operational, algorithmic and job allocation data, given the upcoming NTA review of dispatch operator licensing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11715/26]

14. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if the cost of the NTA dispatch operator licence is the same for large, corporate taxi apps as it is for individual drivers (details supplied). [6675/26]