Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein)
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502. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans with regard to the regulation of rickshaws; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26654/18]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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As the Deputy may be aware, my Department has been considering a range of options for regulating rickshaws from the perspectives of proportionality, public safety and enforcement as well as regarding the question of costs and benefits. Options considered included the introduction of regulation and the introduction of a full prohibition.

As I indicated recently when I attended a meeting of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport at which the matter of rickshaws was considered, the preferred approach at present is prohibition. However I am aware that there may be some obstacles and legal advice has been sought from the Office of Attorney General. Once consultations with that Office are complete, I expect to be in a position to finalise and announce my decision before the end of this Dáil term, with any corresponding legislative provisions to be developed thereafter.