354. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Transport if consideration will be given to granting further extension to taxi vehicle age limits in cases where vehicles were off the road during the Covid-19 pandemic, in light of the precedent whereby extensions were granted to certain registration years. [74108/26]
Topics / Taxi Regulations
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsTaxi Regulations
139 questions from 51 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.
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138 written, 1 oral
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| May 2025 | 0 |
| June 2025 | 2 |
| July 2025 | 11 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 4 |
| October 2025 | 3 |
| November 2025 | 26 |
| December 2025 | 21 |
| January 2026 | 9 |
| February 2026 | 9 |
| March 2026 | 2 |
| April 2026 | 6 |
| May 2026 | 3 |
| June 2026 | 0 |
| July 2026 | 4 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 13 |
| October 2026 | 7 |
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45. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Transport whether he has received advice from the NTA on fixed or discounted fares set through app-based taxi dispatch platforms; whether the current Taxi Regulation Legislation adequately covers such pricing models; whether regulatory or legislative changes are being considered; and whether the impact on driver income and the sustainability of the taxi sector will …
59. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if consideration is being given, as part of the dispatch operator review, to placing greater regulatory obligations on app-based dispatch platforms to assist drivers in meeting tax compliance requirements; and the proposals under consideration. [70264/26]
60. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if the issue of VAT reverse-charge obligations on SPSV drivers forms part of the current review of dispatch operator regulations being undertaken by the National Transport Authority; whether submissions raising this matter have been received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70263/26]
61. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if the ongoing National Transport Authority review of dispatch operator regulations is examining the tax compliance implications arising from platform-based dispatch services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70261/26]
64. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the steps being taken to ensure that the growth of app-based dispatch operators does not undermine the ability of the National Transport Authority to regulate the SPSV sector independently and in the interests of drivers, passengers and the wider public. [70267/26]
65. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he is satisfied that the regulatory framework governing the SPSV sector is being determined by the National Transport Authority in the public interest rather than being shaped by the corporate structures and business models of large international platform operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70266/26]
161. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the regulatory assessment of dispatch operator licensing in Ireland in the context of ensuring that the regulatory framework is sufficiently up to date and robust to respond to developments since the enactment of the Taxi Regulation Act 2013; to provide an update on this year's planned fare review; and if he will make a statement on the m…
176. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport the obligations on app dispatch operators to show a taxi driver the exact final fare charged to their passenger (details supplied); the protections that exist for the driver who correctly entered the lower meter amount in an event where a passenger claims to have been charged more than the meter; which document is the authoritative expense record where th…
181. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport if he has considered introducing statutory limits on dispatcher commission fees for regulated metered SPSV trips. [64214/26]
284. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of an anomaly regarding taxi drivers who live in the North of Ireland and work in the South of Ireland (details supplied); if this anomaly will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59681/26]
562. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport which document is to be treated as the authoritative fare and expense record where the amount shown on an app transaction differs from the amount shown on the statutory taximeter receipt, and whether the transparency and reconciliation of app-controlled fares against the statutory taximeter receipt will be expressly addressed in the current review of dispatch o…
563. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport in respect of a discounted app fare product (details supplied) reported to be part-funded by the driver and part-funded by the dispatch operator, the amount a driver is required to enter in the discount field of the statutory taximeter receipt, whether the driver-funded element or the total passenger discount; the amount that is to be recorded as the total fare…
564. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the auditable record that is retained of the exact metered figure manually entered by a driver into an app-based dispatch platform at the end of a journey; the way in which a driver is protected in the event that a passenger subsequently claims to have been charged a fare higher than the metered amount that the driver correctly entered into the app; and if he w…
565. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport in the case of an app-based fixed price fare (details supplied) where the passenger is charged the lower of the fixed price or the metered fare, the way in which a driver is expected to accurately calculate and record the discount on the statutory taximeter receipt in circumstances where the driver is not shown the final fare charged to the passenger; and if he…
566. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport further to the statutory requirement that a taximeter continue to calculate the metered fare even where a lower fare has been agreed, and that the driver print and offer the prescribed taximeter receipt showing the total fare payable together with a designated space for tips, discounts and tolls, whether app-based dispatch operators are required to display to t…
571. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport the authoritative record when the app truncations and taximeter contain different amount when the customer has been offered a fixed price for the journey; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63505/26]
572. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport if an app dispatch operator is expected to show the driver the exact final taxi fare charged to the passenger; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63504/26]
573. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport his views on concerns raised by taxi drivers in adhering to SPSV regulations around taximeter receipts given concerns that have been raised (details supplied); if these issues will be expressly addressed in the current review of dispatch operator regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63502/26]
606. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport his views on concerns that have been raised regarding the fixed fare service for taxi drivers (details supplied). [63830/26]
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 (details supplied) to …
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 protect passengers in suc…
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]