Ms Maev Nic Lochlainn:

As far as I understand it, the Minister recently indicated his intention to look at the question of motorised scooters. We see far more of them on the streets because people are dealing with congestion by using motorised scooters. I am unsure if it is possible to fit another person on the vehicles I have in mind. Either way, the intention is to look at road traffic law and move into some form of recognition. Beyond that, if there is someone with a motorised scooter with a platform large enough to take passengers and there are passengers willing to go, then such a person would already be governed under the existing Taxi Regulation Act, which covers motorised vehicles carrying passengers. However, such a person would be prohibited from carrying passengers because the vehicle would not have the correct number of doors. I understand a vehicle must have four doors and four wheels.