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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Personal Powered Transportation: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Noel Rock: Some members of the committee will visit Copenhagen. That is a good place to have a look.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Personal Powered Transportation: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Noel Rock: It has a reasonably functioning scooter scheme. I am sorry I cannot join the delegation on that trip. I have an unrelated question but I imagine the Chairman will permit it. It is a technical question to which the witnesses might not have an answer, but I ask them to revert on it. Are there plans to consolidate road traffic legislation? It is challenging to draft a Bill when the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Personal Powered Transportation: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Noel Rock: Does the Chairman want to place that remark on the record? I am not sure the microphones picked it up.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Personal Powered Transportation: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Noel Rock: Which-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Personal Powered Transportation: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Noel Rock: I have more questions but will cede to Deputy O'Keeffe for now.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Personal Powered Transportation: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Noel Rock: To be fair-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Personal Powered Transportation: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Noel Rock: I realise I have taken us off the beaten track, so I appreciate Mr. O'Leary's indulgence and his very thorough answer. We will park this issue. Has the Minister discussed putting forward his own legislation on e-scooters?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Personal Powered Transportation: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Noel Rock: As Mr. O'Leary will know, the UK system has the most conservative approach to this issue. Nevertheless, that approach has resulted in fatalities and tragic accidents, one of which was recently prominently featured in the media. Perhaps the UK's head-in-the-sand approach is not necessarily what is required here. There is a political imperative and I appreciate that the legislation is not...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Personal Powered Transportation: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Noel Rock: Would the organisations say that it is not possible to legally use the vehicles in this country right now?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Personal Powered Transportation: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Noel Rock: Yes. It is important to convey that message to the public.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Personal Powered Transportation: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Noel Rock: The committee must convey the important and responsible message of caveat emptor.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Personal Powered Transportation: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Noel Rock: Far from it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Personal Powered Transportation: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Noel Rock: I must attend the same meeting.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Personal Powered Transportation: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Noel Rock: The Chairman is busier than I am. Has either of the organisations researched how many accidents involving this mode of transport take place per 1,000 km travelled in comparison with other modes of transport? We all appreciate that accidents occur. Are there fewer or more accidents in this instance?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Personal Powered Transportation: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Noel Rock: The Garda Síochána use personally propelled vehicles of an electric nature called a Segway. I presume that the Department's view is that Segways are legal.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Personal Powered Transportation: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Noel Rock: Segways are used on streets. A photo shoot for the Segways took place on Grafton Street and a well publicised journey was taken.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Personal Powered Transportation: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Noel Rock: They do. If a citizen were to ride a Segway on the streets, it would be illegal at present. Is that correct? Mr. Ray O'Leary:Again, currently if it is a mechanically propelled vehicle, it requires tax and insurance. It is not a question of a certain class of vehicle that is illegal; it is the use of vehicles in the absence of these and in the absence of clear standards.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Personal Powered Transportation: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Noel Rock: Given such vehicles cannot be given a vehicle registration number, they cannot be taxed and, therefore, that particular vehicle cited is illegal.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Personal Powered Transportation: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Noel Rock: Certain safety standards.
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (3 Dec 2019)
Noel Rock: 263. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the plans to ratify the protocols as outlined in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49798/19]