The Junior transport minister says he supports making CCTV mandatory in taxis.
It follows the sentencing of Clondalkin taxi driver Raymond Shorten for the rape of two young passengers in the back of his taxi on separate occasions two years ago.
James Lawless says in light of these cases it is an important step for the safety of both drivers and passengers.
However, Jim Waldron, Spokesperson for the National Private Hire and Taxi Association, says at the moment they wouldn't support the measure:
"We don't know what mandatory CCTV means at this moment in time. So there's a lot of unanswered questions. There was a suggestion from years back that CCTV would be put into cars mandatory and it was rejected, overwhelmed me by taxi drivers".
