An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Dail Éireann — 2024-07-09
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Simon Harris (FG), Wicklow

It means we genuinely want to engage with the Deputy on this issue. Her party has put down a motion in good faith on a really important issue. I was reading through it earlier and know that it touches on a range of very important issues in this space. I accept that the motion was put down in good faith and that the Deputy is not asking me to comment on the specifics of a case that is before the courts. I have been assured that a person convicted of a sexual offence is disqualified from having a licence either for life or for a specified period. That is the law under the Taxi Regulation Act 2013. I am very open to having a debate tomorrow and seeing what further measures need to be taken in respect of those regulations. We are happy to engage on this and to see whether there is a need to review the regulations further.

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