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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regulation of Rickshaws: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: I welcome the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Shane Ross, back to the meeting. He is accompanied by three officials, Ms Maev Nic Lochlainn, Ms Denise Keoghan and Mr. Declan Hayes. I remind attendees to switch off mobile phones or switch them to aeroplane mode. I invite the Minister to make his opening statement.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regulation of Rickshaws: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: I thank the Minister. The order of speakers will be as follows: Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin and then the Independents. I will ask the Minister for some information which is not in his statement. How many rickshaw operators does the Department estimate there are?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regulation of Rickshaws: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: What are the implications of a ban? If the Minister banned them, would that have implications for those who have been legitimately investing in them? Would they have a claim for compensation for loss of earnings or loss of income? The Minister need not answer these questions now.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regulation of Rickshaws: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: Finally, the Minister referred to a Department analysis of custom and practice in other cities, particularly European cities. Does he have that information? Can he share it with us?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regulation of Rickshaws: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: Will the Minister share it with the committee, as it will inform us?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regulation of Rickshaws: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: It was mentioned that there are 1,000 rickshaws currently in operation here, which means that at least 1,000 people are employed in this area.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regulation of Rickshaws: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: Each rickshaw would have at least one driver.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regulation of Rickshaws: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: If it is mostly student activity, and I understand it is, then a rickshaw might be being operated part time by up to five students. With proper regulation, people on low incomes could supplement their incomes from operating rickshaws.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regulation of Rickshaws: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: I ask the Deputy to watch his language.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regulation of Rickshaws: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: Thank you, Deputy. Before I invite the Minister to respond, I have a few points to make myself. The first problem is defining a rickshaw. If we want to ban it, we must define it. When is a rickshaw not a rickshaw? Whatever way one defines it, one will find that others will have a different construction. It is hugely important, if we go down the road of regulating them, that we are very...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regulation of Rickshaws: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: For clarity, the NTA wants to regulate and the Department-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regulation of Rickshaws: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: That is clear.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regulation of Rickshaws: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: Do not worry about it. We can check the record.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regulation of Rickshaws: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: How much did the Minister pay the driver?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regulation of Rickshaws: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: It would be better if we finished up because we have to be out by 1.15 p.m.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regulation of Rickshaws: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: They switch from being a bike and a motorbike, and it will be very hard to define rickshaws.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regulation of Rickshaws: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: It is quite a small area.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regulation of Rickshaws: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: It is well researched.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regulation of Rickshaws: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: We will take that but we might take Deputy Ó Snodaigh's point to finish on this topic.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regulation of Rickshaws: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: Allow the Minister to reply briefly before we move on.