Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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547. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to give the NTA powers to regulate motorised or battery powered rickshaws. [22912/17]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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Dáil Éireann voted to provide for the regulation of rickshaws by way of an amendment  to the then Road Traffic Bill 2016, which subsequently became Section 31 of the Road Traffic Act 2016.

As I indicated in the Seanad during that House's consideration of the Dáil amendments to the Road Traffic Bill and in reply to recent Parliamentary Questions, I am taking legal advice on the implications of Section 31, especially given that it was not drafted by the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel or approved by the Office of the Attorney General.

In addition, the National Transport Authority (NTA) has submitted proposals to my Department for a potential framework for the future regulation of rickshaws.  These are being considered in tandem with the legal advice. 

I share the Deputy's concerns about the need for regulation of rickshaws and I hope to finalise my consideration of both the legal advice and the NTA proposals shortly.