The Government has finally brought forward proposals to at long last issue a substantial number of new Dublin taxi licences, yet it intends issuing these new licences in a most anti-competitive manner, thus largely preserving the taxi drivers' closed shop. Against this backdrop some of our political representatives are still lobbying hard in defence of the existing system - though there is not an iota of public support for it. This all prompts the question: if there are no votes in it, what is motivating some of our public representatives? - Is mise,
Cian de Buitlir, Oakley Grove, Blackrock, Co Dublin.