Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I do not dispute what the Deputy is saying. The point I am making is that the Bill deals primarily with urgent issues such as drugs and written-off vehicles. The Deputy has raised a specific issue, the urgency of which does not match the urgency of some of the others we are addressing in the Bill. I do not want the Bill to be delayed for months; I want to see enacted as soon as possible. I agree with the Deputy on the need for proper regulation of rickshaws. I will seek an update for her on the problems caused and a timetable for what is being done in that regard. As I said, I do not want to see the Bill being delayed by other issues which are not at its core. Road safety is too important and lives are at stake. If we get the Bill through such that drug testing can commence, we can save lives. If at this stage we were to try to have the rickshaw issue addressed in the Bill, it could be delayed for months and I do not want to see that happen. I am happy to commit to addressing the rickshaw issue urgently if the Deputy is willing to withdraw the amendment. I will forward to her the timetable in that regard once I receive it from the NTA and the DCC.