Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)

I acknowledge the Deputy is ahead of me in this matter and is anticipating future legislation. However, as I explained on Committee Stage, the Road Safety Authority is examining the definitions of mechanically propelled vehicles and pedal cycles in road traffic legislation in the context of the development of a new EU framework regulation on type approval governing two and three-wheeled vehicles. The authority will be making proposals for a legislative amendment in due course. While I accept the principle of the amendment it is better practice to wait for the particular advice from the authority and incorporate it into later legislation.

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