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Easter Sunday 2016 -Taxi set-down and pick- up areas within Dublin city centre

Please refer to the links below to visualise the exact extent of traffic restrictions within Dublin city centre: An Garda Síochána Traffic Management Plan City Centre – Easter Parade 2016 www.ireland.ie/getting-around-dublin-over-easter Dublin City Council will set up a temporary taxi rank opposite the southern side of the Rotunda Hospital to replace the rank on O’...

St Patrick’s Festival 2016 – Parade Route Map – Traffic Management Plan – Road Closures – Parking Suspensions

From the Organisers of the St Patrick’s Festival: As part of the St. Patrick’s Day Festival, we will be hosting a number of events from Thursday 17 March to Sunday 20 March 2016 with some parking suspensions as outlined beginning on 16 March 2016. The attached road closures and parking restrictions will be in place...

Taxi Regulation (Small Public Service Vehicle) Regulation 2016

Following the commencement of the Public Transport Act 2016, the Authority proposes a new regulation, the Taxi Regulation (Small Public Service Vehicle) Regulation 2016, to effect the substitution of reference “25(3)” with “25(4)” in row 4, column 2 of the Table at Schedule 8 of the Taxi Regulation (Small Public Service Vehicle) Regulations 2015. Detail...

Public Consultations on “Taxi Roof Signs” and “Mandatory SPSV Driver Safety Equipment”

Reports can be viewed on the below links: Taxi Roof Signs Mandatory SPSV Driver Safety Equipment   

SPSV Industry Update Issue 32

Download the PDF – SPSV Industry Update Issue 32  

“Ireland 1916” Briefing Session

All SPSV drivers are invited to attend a briefing session hosted by “Ireland 1916” on Wednesday, 9th and Thursday, 10th March in Collins Barracks, Dublin, to receive information on the 1916 Commemoration Events, followed by a private tour of the 1916 exhibition in Collins Barracks.  The timings of these sessions have yet to be confirmed,...

Appeal from An Garda Síochána to all Taxi Drivers re: Fatal Shooting at the Regency Hotel, Whitehall on Friday 5th February 2016 at approximately 2.25pm

As part of the Garda investigation, an appeal is made to all taxi drivers who were in the Whitehall / Drumcondra / Clontarf / Marino areas between 1pm – 3pm last Friday and may have information to offer or observed suspicious activity in these areas. In addition, an appeal is made to any taxi drivers...

Compliance activities in January 2016

Compliance Officers recorded a total of 7,075 checks of small public service vehicles during the month. As part of the day to day checks and also pre-arranged operations, six individuals were detected operating without valid SPSV licences; five in the Dublin area and one in Galway. A total of 67 Fixed Payment Notices were issued...

Compliance activities in December 2015

Compliance Officers recorded a total of 5,759 checks of small public service vehicles during the month. As part of the day to day checks and also pre-arranged operations, four individuals were detected operating without valid SPSV licences in the Dublin area. A total of 63 Fixed Payment Notices were issued to licence holders during the...