John Lahart (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

What governs the horse and trap, for example, in Killarney and elsewhere? There must be something. It is disappointing because there is a Revenue issue, a social issue, a safety issue, as Deputy O'Keeffe said, and then there is the whole regulation of it. It is dangerous. The Minister has seen it in the city at night himself. It is actually quite dangerous.

Rickshaws are fun, but those who provide them do not, as far as I am aware, adhere to traffic laws, including on using one-way road systems. There is a crying need for regulation as otherwise there will be a serious accident. For example, should rickshaws providers be permitted to use cycle lanes, bus lanes and so on, as they currently do? It appears that it is a free-for-all for rickshaw providers, while other public transport services are regulated to the hilt.