A taxi driver who pleaded guilty to a sexual assault charge had his licence revoked in February.
Mansoor Uddin, 41, of Castleway, Adamstown, Lucan, Co Dublin, pleaded guilty at the Circuit Criminal Court to sexually assaulting a woman on 30 January 2016 and two other women on 16 February 2016.
The case was adjourned to May 8 for sentencing but the judge outlined that he could not have female passengers in the front under his bail conditions.
The decision caused a lot of stir with many calling for Uddin's licence to be fully revoked.
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Gardai have now clarified that they had already taken away the married father-of-three's licence last February.
In a statement on Thursday night, they said his SPSV licence was "revoked with immediate effect" on February 28th after the conviction.
A spokesperson said: "In February of this year (2019) a male taxi driver pleaded guilty and was convicted in the Criminal Courts of Justice on three charges of sexual assaults. This case was remanded for sentencing on 9th April.
"Following the conviction, Garda Sergeant Aoife Cronin, National Bureau of Criminal Investigation (NBCI) formally Blackrock Garda Station immediately referred the matter to the Garda Superintendent Carriage Office, Dublin Region.
"On the 28th February 2019 the Small Public Service Vehicle Licence was revoked with immediate effect for this male driver."
