Ms Maev Nic Lochlainn:

It is a policy choice in various cities. Some cities have chosen to only have pedal powered or pedal assisted rickshaws. In New York, for example, it is only pedal powered rickshaws and pedal assisted rickshaws are not allowed. It depends on how authorities want to manage their environments and city spaces.

Some 75% of the people who answered the NTA survey, when they were asked what type of rickshaw they operate, said either pedal powered or pedal assisted, so it seems that a large number of the rickshaws on the street are already in that vein.

On the consultation that the Department launched in the summer-----