A amount of taxi licenses fell by a tenth in Ireland.
The State is being urged to provide an incentive to encourage more taxi drivers in Laois.
The number of taxi licenses in the country fell by over a tenth between 2019 and 2024, while the drops in Offaly and Westmeath were 17% and 16%, respectively.
Independent Local Election Candidate in Portlaoise, Pauline Flanagan, says she's received a number of complaints about the drop while out canvassing.
She says the Government needs to step in:
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