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391 Dr. Upton asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the steps he will take to help families who are in financial difficulty following the deregulation of the taxi industry. [24273/01]
Vol. 542 No. 2
391 Dr. Upton asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the steps he will take to help families who are in financial difficulty following the deregulation of the taxi industry. [24273/01]
Following the making of regulations in November 2000 providing for the liberalisation of availability of taxi licences, I arranged for the introduction of a scheme of refunds by certain local authorities in relation to licence fees charged at above the default level fixed in the Public Service Vehicle Regulations, 1995.