Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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1459. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will place the regulation of rickshaws on a statutory footing. [1776/18]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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As the Deputy may be aware, I asked the National Transport Authority (NTA) to conduct a public consultation on rickshaws, which concluded on 25 September 2017. A report on the consultation, along with recommendations from the NTA, are being considered by my Department as part of a process to develop a Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA). This will entail a detailed examination of all potential viable regulatory options for rickshaws.

I share many of the concerns that have been raised in relation to rickshaws, particularly from a public safety perspective. It is my intention, following completion of the RIA, to progress any legislative provisions deemed necessary to provide an appropriate modern regulatory framework for rickshaws.