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'A perfect storm hitting the taxi industry at the moment'

Taxi drivers are waiting up to 8 months to get their licenses. Despite a shortage of taxi's there is a 226-day wait, on average, between passing an S-P-S-V skills test and a license being issued. Kieran was joined by Timmy Dooley, Fianna Fail senator...

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16.00 4 Oct 2022


'A perfect storm hitting the taxi industry at the moment'


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16.00 4 Oct 2022


Taxi drivers are waiting up to 8 months to get their licenses. Despite a shortage of taxi's there is a 226-day wait, on average, between passing an S-P-S-V skills test and a license being issued.

Kieran was joined by Timmy Dooley, Fianna Fail senator and member of the Oireachtas Transport Committee and Sunil Sharpe, Spokesperson for Give Us The Night...


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