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Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan, advises of changes to the horizontal supports available to the SPSV industry
Last evening Minister Eamon Ryan wrote to the Advisory Committee on SPSVs (the ‘Committee’) advising of changes to the horizontal supports available to the SPSV industry. In his correspondence Minister Ryan confirmed that following his recent engagement with both the Committee and NTA, he and the Department of Transport have been reflecting on possible additional,...
Minister for Health extends the period of effect of the COVID-19 Face Coverings Regulations
The Minister for Health has made further Regulations extending the period of effect of the Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (Face Coverings in Small Public Service Vehicles and Certain Premises) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 569 of 2020). These Regulations shall now remain in effect until the 9th day of November 2021....
Wheelchair Accessible Grant Scheme 2021 Update
The Terms and Conditions associated with the Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle Grant Scheme 2021 (WAV21) have been updated. These updated Terms and Conditions will apply to all new applicants and to all existing applicants who have not yet completed the Grant process, that is to say those existing applicants who have not yet completed their suitability...
The May edition of the SPSV Industry Update (Issue 52) is now available.
Click below to view the May edition of the SPSV Industry Update.
Approved – Small Public Service Vehicle (Emergency Measure COVID-19) Regulations 2021
Approved – Small Public Service Vehicle (Emergency Measure COVID-19) Regulations 2021 Following public consultation, the NTA Board approved the signing of the Small Public Service Vehicle (Emergency Measure COVID-19) Regulations 2021 today. In the context of COVID-19 and the associated extraordinary economic circumstances being experienced by the industry, these emergency regulations facilitate the licensing of...
Resumption of SPSV Driver Entry Testing
NTA’s SPSV Driver Entry Test Programme has resumed following latest public health advices. Since NTA stopped providing the SPSV Driver Entry Testing Programme following COVID-19 public health restrictions, we have prepared extensively with our service provider, Applus, to ensure that testing could resume in a manner that was safe for both candidates and employees...
Taxis and hackneys continue to be widely available in all parts of the country and are very often the best way of getting from one place to another.
“Taxis and hackneys continue to be widely available in all parts of the country and are very often the best way of getting from one place to another.” NTA Press Release advises off peak travel: https://www.nationaltransport.ie/travel-off-peak-where-possible-nta-advises-customers/
Suicide Prevention Skills Training
Through the invaluable information and personal experience made available by the Advisory Committee on Small Public Service Vehicles (SPSV), NTA is aware that a number of SPSV operators have, in the course of their work, met members of the public who were contemplating suicide. Given the importance and potentially life-altering impact of such meetings, NTA...
Public Consultation on Draft Small Public Service Vehicle (Emergency Measure COVID-19) Regulations
Submissions can be made on the Public Consultation on the Draft Small Public Service Vehicle (Emergency Measure COVID-19) Regulations by clicking here.