The Minister for Transport established the Commission for Taxi Regulation as an Independent Public Body under Part 2 of the Taxi Regulation Act 2003 on 1st September 2004.
In a short period of time the Commission for Taxi Regulation became operational and is now a functional, independent public body with its management, staff, administrative, financial and operational structures fully in place. The principal function of the Commission for Taxi Regulation is the development and maintenance of a regulatory framework for the control and operation of small public service vehicles (SPSVs) and their drivers, for the benefit of both operators and consumers alike.
On 26th September 2005, the Minister for Transport significantly extended the powers of the Commission for Taxi Regulation by virtue of the Taxi Regulation Act 2003 (Part 3) (Commencement) Order 2005 (S.I. No. 610 of 2005). Virtually all the powers conferred on the on the Commission for Taxi Regulation by the Taxi Regulation Act 2003 (Number 25 of 2003) have now been commenced.
The organisational structure of the Commission is as follows:
Commissioner
Kathleen Doyle
Management
Jill Barry - Director of Policy and Operations
Mary Johnson - Director of Legal Affairs
Berit Keyes - Head of Projects and Planning
Eddie Fullerton - Head of Enforcement
Jennifer Gilna - Head of Corporate Affairs
Staff
Sonia McIntyre - PA to the Commissioner
Michelle Cosgrove - Customers Services Administrator
Tom Banning -Customer Services Administrator
Guido Cozzi - Information Officer
Emer Goggins - Enforcement Executive
Ann Wilson - Enforcement Administrator
Tom Barry - Enforcement Officer
Martin Bates - Enforcement Officer
Anthony Carey - Enforcement Officer
Adam Doherty - Enforcement Officer
Liam Kavanagh - Enforcement Officer
Joe Kineen - Enforcement Officer
Noel McNally - Enforcement Officer
Barry O’Meara Enforcement Officer
Stephen Ryan Enforcement Officer
Technical Advisor
Neill Anderson