Taxis in Dublin

Can anyone tell me if this is correct?

I was chatting to a taxi driver about justroutes.com when he angrily told me his thoughts on the transport setup we have in Ireland. While Paris have an underground metro, they only have 2000 taxis for 12 million people. It seems we have 13,500 taxis for 1 million people. Could this be correct? The taxi driver seemed pretty convinced by it! I hope its not true, as many people at 12 at night in Dublin will tell you that there are not enough taxis in Dublin. Strange times this Celtic Tiger has brought to us.

Vinny