Cllr Richard Daly of Fine Gael has strongly supported the provision of taxi ranks in Newbridge and Kildare and indeed throughout the county.
“As a member of the Transport Policy committee of Kildare County I have already voiced the opinion that these ranks should be provided as soon as possible. Taxi ranks have already been provided in Naas and I see no reason why provision cannot be made in other towns.” Said Cllr Daly
“I have heard the arguments that parking spaces will be lost and that the taxi ranks may in future be required to comply with certain criteria. However the rights of the public who should be able to avail of the service and the rights of the taxi drivers who paid substantial amounts for their licences must take priority.
I would further maintain that we should be proactive in providing a simple solution before we are issued with prohibitive conditions without funding by the national regulator.
The negotiations between the Kildare County Council and the Taxi Regulator need to be progressed but in the meantime we need to be providing a taxi service for our population.
The issue will be coming before the next meeting of the Transport SPC where I will be supporting speedy resolution.”
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