Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Dail Éireann — 2021-09-23
============================================================

Peter Fitzpatrick (IND), Louth

As I said, it is only a matter of time before someone is seriously hurt or even killed as result of the improper use of electric scooters, which have become very common. We need to act now, particularly in view of the number of near misses I have seen recently. Those on electric scooters think they have a God-given right to be on our footpaths and roads at night. Even when gardaí are asked, nobody seems to want to do anything. I plead with the Tánaiste to contact the Minister for Justice and the Garda Commissioner so that gardaí can start enforcing the law. It is only a matter of time before someone is seriously hurt. It would be good idea to start a public awareness campaign to highlight the safe and proper use of electric scooters along the lines of other campaigns in the past.
E-scooters could be good if they are regulated and looked after properly. Many young people use these to go to colleges and jobs and I do not have a problem with that. However, regulations need to be put in place. I plead with the Tánaiste to act now.

---

Source: Houses of the Oireachtas. Licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). The Official Report is revised after first publication; the fetch timestamp below identifies the version quoted.

Record URI: https://data.oireachtas.ie/akn/ie/debateRecord/dail/2021-09-23/debate/main
Retrieved: 2026-08-14T04:49:36+00:00
Sitting date: 2021-09-23