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Garda have since confirmed that Mr Uddin's Public Service Vehicle Licence was revoked in February.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.