Taxi deregulation protest on

THE number of taxi licences in the country has trebled since deregulation of the market exactly two years ago.

Taxi drivers are to protest in Dublin today to highlight a number of issues, despite Transport Minister Seamus Brennan’s announcement of the appointment of a taxi industry regulator.

Figures compiled by the Department of Transport showed taxi plate numbers nationally have risen to 11,630 this month from 3,913 in November 2000, prior to liberalisation.