Results 11,861-11,880 of 18,851 for speaker:Fergus O'Dowd
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Taxi Regulation (Amendment) (Rickshaw) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: I am looking for some clarity and I am keen to get it right – I might be a little slow today. If I am carrying passengers on any three-wheeled vehicle, then it will not matter whether it has a motor. Is that correct? This is because the future scenario applies only to a four-wheeled motorised vehicle. Is that a fair point? I am simply trying to understand it. If I am wrong, there...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Taxi Regulation (Amendment) (Rickshaw) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: It has to have four wheels to be licensed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Taxi Regulation (Amendment) (Rickshaw) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: What about a vehicle with three wheels and a motor that was carrying people?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Taxi Regulation (Amendment) (Rickshaw) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: It is prohibited because it does not have four wheels.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Taxi Regulation (Amendment) (Rickshaw) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: I will study the regulations afterwards so that I can understand them fully. Does anyone else have any other questions?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Taxi Regulation (Amendment) (Rickshaw) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: I know you are.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Taxi Regulation (Amendment) (Rickshaw) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: It will take Deputy Rock, who is a member of the committee, to show how it works. The Minister may show us too, of course.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Taxi Regulation (Amendment) (Rickshaw) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: That is no problem.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Taxi Regulation (Amendment) (Rickshaw) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: Can we have a note before the legislation comes through on that issue? It would provide clarity for Deputy Ellis once the authority has made a decision.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Taxi Regulation (Amendment) (Rickshaw) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: The point is that a person may have thought the fare was €10 but when he got there it turned out to be €20. That is the other side of it. The Deputy is looking for clarity. What the witness is saying is that we will have that by the time-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Taxi Regulation (Amendment) (Rickshaw) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: There is less regulation but there is agreement. It is almost a matter of ticking a box to ensure that parties agree to the fare.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Taxi Regulation (Amendment) (Rickshaw) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: When that decision is made, we will be told. Are there any other questions?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Taxi Regulation (Amendment) (Rickshaw) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: I am happy to get clarity on those questions. I think the witnesses are doing their best to help us. I do not think they are avoiding any questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Taxi Regulation (Amendment) (Rickshaw) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: Who is it, then?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Taxi Regulation (Amendment) (Rickshaw) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: Deputy Troy is really saying that it would not be unreasonable for the committee to ask that they would be required to publish them before they would be signed into law. He is saying that there needs to be transparency around what the regulations will be so that Members can comment on them before they come into place.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Taxi Regulation (Amendment) (Rickshaw) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: The point that Deputy Troy is making is that he would like there to be a consultation and that the NTA would publish its draft regulations and say what it proposes to do. It may well be that they may have left a lacuna in their recommendations.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Taxi Regulation (Amendment) (Rickshaw) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: It can say that this is what it got.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Taxi Regulation (Amendment) (Rickshaw) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: That is a very good point. Is the Deputy saying that at the licensing phase, if one applies for a licence he or she would have to do all these tests?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Taxi Regulation (Amendment) (Rickshaw) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: They will need a licence. Do they not all need a licence?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Taxi Regulation (Amendment) (Rickshaw) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: No, but do they not need a licence to man the rickshaw?