The Minister for Transport has rejected calls from the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission to remove the barriers that are preventing Uber and Bolt from fully entering the Irish taxi market and allowing drivers to use their own cars to provide taxi rides without a special license.
The CCPS said that the current regulation is holding the industry back and means a lack of choice for consumers, but would it be a solution to our current taxi shortage? Danny O’Gorman is the General Manager of FreeNow Ireland and joins Ciara to discuss.
