NTA says public bus transport cannot meet the travel demands for people in rural Ireland
The National Transport Authority is calling for grant aid to be given to a number of taxi and hackney services in rural areas. The organisation is due before an Oireachtas Committee today to discuss the Rural Transport Programme. The NTA has said that public bus transport cannot meet the travel demands for people in rural Ireland.
It says that taxis and hackneys play an important role when public transport is not available. However, the NTA will tell the Oireachtas Committee on Transport that there are gaps in the provision of taxi services in many rural communities. It says the lack of taxis is primarily due to the cost of insurance, which can be up to €8,000 per year. It is proposing that a number of hackney services be given grant-aid in areas where there are currently no services available.
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