Concerns for safety of Cork taxi drivers raised in Dáil

The National Transport Authority released a report last year which showed 48% of drivers surveyed said they had stopped working at night due to safety concerns.

Sinn Féin TD Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire claimed many taxi drivers are not reporting assaults as they do not think that anything will happen if they do. File picture: Larry Cummins

A TD has raised concerns in the Dáil about assaults on taxi drivers in Cork.

Sinn Féin TD Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire was speaking after a man was given a six-month sentence yesterday after pleading guilty to a charge of assault causing harm to a taxi driver in Blarney in December 2020.