Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent) | Oireachtas source

What the Deputy says is correct. There is a lacuna here. Anybody who wanders around the streets of Dublin at night will see these groups and will be concerned about regulation. I will address the current situation. In response to the concerns being expressed by Deputy Munster, which are primarily safety issues, Dublin City Council and the National Transport Authority, NTA, have obtained legal advice about their respective powers to regulate pedal-powered rickshaws. I understand that discussions have recently taken place between Dublin City Council and the NTA which have agreed to make an approach to regulating pedal-powered rickshaws. This would require the drafting and introduction of primary legislation. My Department is now engaged with the NTA to frame the policy clearly to guide any detailed legislative drafting, with passenger safety being the key focus. I will consider actively the legislative proposals that emerge when this work has been progressed, following which I will be in a position to outline an indicative legislative timeframe. The Deputy has identified something. This needs something. I will not do it in this Bill but I will do it. I can do it in this Bill but the Bill would be delayed. I can tell the Deputy that I am going to do it and it is being addressed.