Membership of Advisory Committee on Small Public Service Vehicles

He previously served as a Superintendent in An Garda Síochána where his responsibilities included public transport, road transport and road safety. He holds a Bachelor of Science, Management, and Diplomas in Legal Studies and Management Law.

He is a taxi driver serving the Limerick area since 2016 and has a keen interest in the regrowth and success of the SPSV industry in cities and rural areas, together with accessible vehicle service provision and sustainability. Shajedul holds a Masters degree in Social Science

Alan has been in the Taxi industry for over 32 years.

He works in the Taxi Federation, where he looks after Taxi driver interests and improvements for the Taxi industry.

Brendan O’Brien is Head of Technical Services (Traffic) at Dublin City Council

Brendan Heads up the Traffic and public lighting departments of Dublin City Council whose aim is to facilitate  the safe and efficient movement of people and goods in the city. He is responsible for day to day traffic management in the city and the coordination of mobility projects in the city.

He is currently a Superintendent and Deputy Head of the Garda National Roads Policing Bureau, based in Garda Headquarters.  Tom holds a Batchelor of Science (Hons) in Leadership & Governance and is currently studying for a MSc in Emergency Management.

Cummins is a founding member of the Taxis for Ireland Coalition, which was established in December 2023.

Edith has over 30 years’ experience working in the voluntary and community sector. She has served on the Joint Policing Committee, the Public Participation Committee and the Foster Care Committee for Mayo and has been a trustee and chair of the Erris No Name Club. She is also the independent chair for the Mayo County Childcare Committee. Previous roles include Director of the Western Region Drugs Task Force and National Development Officer for the No Name Club.

Edith’s international work has included the Kettering Foundation in Dayton Ohio, and she serves as an international juror for the Innovation in Politics Award.

He supports people with disabilities in having their voices heard on the issues important to them including topics such as inclusion, equity, realising their rights under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Person with Disabilities and the everyday challenges faced around attitudes, transport and access. As a wheelchair user with 52 years of lived experience of having a disability, John is acutely aware of the issues facing people with disabilities every day. John is the current Chairperson of UL Sport and former President of Paralympics Ireland

Paul also led the Premises and Facilities function across the whole of the AXA Ireland estate with responsibility for Crisis Management.

Paul retired in July ‘25 having spent all his working life in insurance with AXA (starting out in a local branch of PMPA). He is ACII qualified and a Chartered Insurer. Paul is also a Certified Insurance Director since 2019. Paul has worked at Senior Management levels in most parts of AXA including, Head of Underwriting, Head of Direct Operations, Head of Claims, Change Management and Development and secondment to special projects like Business Process Engineering (BPR) with Accenture.

Paul is currently studying the Institute of Directors Chartered Programme which is due to finish at the end of 2025.

Mai also serves on the Board of the Wicklow Sports Partnership and is the Company Secretary of the Board of Wicklow Tourism. Mai is also the Chairperson of the Older Peoples Council in Wicklow and serve on the Age Friendly Alliance committee. I continue my involvement with groups throughout County Wicklow and have also established social links with groups in Belfast.

Prior to that, her extensive experience in tourism and hospitality includes the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation (ITIC), the Incoming Tour Operators Association, Gresham Hotel plc and Great Southern Hotels.  Catherine is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin (BA Mod), UCD (Graduate DBS), and TU Dublin (MSc.)

She is a board member of ITIC, and sits on a number of tourism committees including Tourism Ireland’s Central Marketing Partnership Group, Fingal Food Tourism Strategy, and the Fáilte Ireland Industry Advisory Group.

With a strong interest in arts and culture in the community, particularly for young people, she chairs the Five Lamps Arts Festival.

He is the Vice President of Central Operations for Freenow in Europe and is a Director of Freenow in Ireland and Portugal.

Previous to this Alan held the positions of Regional General Manager (responsible for Ireland, Portugal and France) and was General Manager for Freenow’s Irish business.  Alan has also held various senior positions in AA Ireland, O2 Ireland (Telefonica) and Zurich Insurance.

He holds Bachelor and Master’s degrees in business from UCD.

He has been in the Taxi Industry for the last 5 years, serving in the Westmeath area.
Harpreet holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from GNDU Amritsar.

She is deeply committed to upholding and advancing standards within the SPSV industry, ensuring that passengers and partners alike can depend on a safe, efficient, and professional service. Her role at Lynk involves overseeing operations with a focus on service excellence, innovation, and maintaining the highest industry standards.