Taxi Regulations

40. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Transport if an exception to the price increase by the NTA will be made for rural taxis (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17733/25]

293. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport if he will extend the maximum permissible age of all taxis impacted by the Covid pandemic by two years, as was done for those registered in 2014 and beyond; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15209/25]

296. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a timeline for extending the ten-year vehicle limit for taxis registered in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15358/25]

298. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if the ten-year vehicle limit for taxis registered in 2015 has been granted, following indications in Parliamentary Question No. 148 of 4 March 2025 that a decision would be made by 21 March 2025, following a consultation on 12 March; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15377/25]

28. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the extension of the ten year rule for 2015 SPVS following the closing of the public consultation by the National Transport Authority on the 12 March 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14299/25]

302. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to regulate taxi apps (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11100/25]

148. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport in the context of the current public consultation on giving a one year licence extension on the ten year rule to taxis with 151 and 152 registrations, if following the consultation taxis that have gone over the ten years in the first weeks of 2025 and are currently inactive, can be relicensed; if he will give a one year extension fo…

232. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport his plans to include hackneys in the proposed maximum permissible age of taxi exemption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9058/25]

91. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if he would consider the implementation of audible taxi meters designed specifically for the visually impaired, akin to those currently utilised (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8637/25]

41. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if he is planning to extend the service life of taxis to allow those that have 2015 registered cars to continue as taxis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6534/25]

195. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to extend the ten-year rule for 2015 taxi vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5548/25]

216. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport when it is expected that the Programme for Government commitment to extend the ten-year age limit by one year for taxis registered in 2015 will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5822/25]

145. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport the official procedure for retired taxi drivers wishing to sell their taxi plates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5339/25]

32. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the estimated full-year cost to increase the number of WTE taxi enforcement officers employed by the NTA to 25. [3770/25]

180. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider an extension to the maximum permissible age of taxis under the Taxi Regulation (Small Public Service Vehicle) Regulations 2015 for vehicles who reach their ten-year limit in the first half of 2025, given the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the income of taxi drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [260…

239. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Transport when he plans to implement the Programme for Government commitment to “extend the ten-year vehicle limit for taxis registered in 2015, offering another year of service”; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3486/25]

185. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider introducing free public calibration and sealing of taxi meters after prices are adjusted by the NTA, to avoid a situation in which a taxi driver must spend over €200 to get their taxi meter re-calibrated and then re-sealed as a consequence of changing prices. [46686/24]

204. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport whether there are any plans to introduce a ‘buy-back scheme’ for taxi plates. [46883/24]

239. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport the measures his Department is taking to curb the problem of illegal taxis operating throughout Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1318/25]