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Dear Deputy Deasy, Your recent e-mail to the City Manager and attachment from, Waterford Taxi Driver refers. The Council is very much aware of the issues raised by the Taxi Drivers and we have met with their representatives on a number of occasions recently both at official level and through our Transportation SPC. The main issue that the taxi drivers have is understandable - there has been an almost 900% increase in the number of taxis plying for hire in Waterford City since national de-regulation of taxi licences in 2003 and this has not been (and could never be) matched by a proportionate increase in demand which is obliviously putting pressure on those working in the business. Correspondingly, the Council is not in a position to provide a proportionate increase in the number of taxi ranks in the City centre as the space simply does not exist in the confines of a compact City centrearea which is where all of the taxi drivers would like to locate. We are however, following a meeting with the taxi drivers yesterday,considering a number of options which may allow us some small increases in spaces at the existing taxi ranks and the provision of some additional night-time ranks which may alleviate some of the pressure. Regards, Fergus Galvin A/Director for Corporate Affairs & Transportation

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