Road Safety
Seanad Éireann — 2026-01-29
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Alison Comyn (FF), Nominated by the Taoiseach

I welcome the decisive action that has been taken in the past couple of days. The statistics the Minister of State mentioned regarding seizures in the past two years are probably cold comfort to the families of Grace Lynch and Jason Monks and, indeed, those of the eight fatalities arising from the use of e-scooters, e-bikes and quad bikes over the past couple of years. We need to see enforcement in the coming days and weeks. People must have confidence in the new restrictions. Even in the past few days, I have heard from people in my own town and county that near misses are still happening.
They can still hear scramblers on the estates and local fields. The message has clearly not got through to those using the scramblers. That is what we have to make sure is happening. There has to be a fear of consequences now. We need to see that decisive action in the next couple of weeks. I look forward to that.

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Sitting date: 2026-01-29