Women need to feel 'safe' when travelling in a taxi, says Coveney
The Tánaiste Simon Coveney has said women need to be able to feel safe when they get into a taxi.
His comments come after taxi driver Mansoor Uddin who
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Garda have since confirmed that Mr Uddin's Public Service Vehicle Licence was revoked in February.
The man is to be sentenced at a later date.
Concerns about the safety of people in taxis were since raised in the Dáil.
Mr Coveney agreed that concerns have to be looked at.
I have to say, as a father of three daughters, it is important that parents and indeed young people can have faith that when they get into a taxi, they're safe.
"But I think I need to be careful in relation to referring to any individual case," the Tánaiste added.



