Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 35:

In page 16, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following:"Regulation of Rickshaws

20.The Taxi Regulation Act 2013, is amended in section 20, by the insertion of the following subsection:

"(5) (i) The Authority may make regulations, to be known as non-motorised passenger transport regulations, in relation to the operation of non-motorised passenger transporters in towns and cities.

(ii) ‘non-motorised passenger transporters’ means hackney carriage or rickshaw propelled by pedal cycle, pedal tricycle, horse, pedestrian or other such non-motorised means.".".

We are all aware of the issue and the lack of regulation or legislation around rickshaws, particularly in cities. Local authorities have complained that without legislation, there is little or nothing they can do. The intention of this amendment is to bridge the legislative gap to allow for the regulation of rickshaws. We know the problems relating to them. We know that there are not just road safety issues but passenger safety issues. They are not held to account in any legislative way so it is time we addressed that and I am looking for this new section to be inserted.