Progress on future of taxi industry welcomed

Ciarán Lynch

Ciarán Lynch

LABOUR TD Ciarán Lynch today welcomed progress made on the future of the Irish taxi industry.

As chair of the Oireachtas Committee on the Environment, Transport, Culture and the Gaeltacht, Deputy Lynch met with Minister for Public and Commuter Transport, Alan Kelly, who came before the committee this morning, to discuss the implementation of the Government’s report on the future of the taxi industry in Ireland.

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Good progress made on child protection

Deirdre Clune

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Deirdre Clune

PEAKING in the Seanad following the publication of the Garda Inspectorate report on the investigation of sexual offences against children, Fine Gael Cork South Central Senator, Deirdre Clune, said that putting the right systems in place and ensuring that all child protection agencies are communicating with one another is the most effective way of combatting child sexual abuse.

Senator Clune went on to commend the Government, the HSE and the Garda Siochána on the progress that has been made since the time of the inspection in 2010.

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