Legislation is needed to deal with the illegal use of quad bikes and scramblers on streets and in parks. An Oireachtas committee was set up to address the issue and to make recommendations. This issue has been constantly raised at joint policing committees and in safety forum meetings that I attend. It is clear that it is an issue of significant concern to local communities. It is also clear that the situation is getting progressively worse. There is a feeling of being almost powerless to tackle this endemic problem, which is a source of great frustration for both the local communities and the gardaí on the street. When will the recommendations of the Oireachtas committee be available, as the problem of the illegal use of quad bikes and scramblers is currently making life hell for many of my constituents, and, with summer approaching, the situation will only get worse? There is an urgency about the need to progress the issue and no longer hedge what is needed to deal with this problem.

I broadly share the view of the Deputy. It is an urgent and important matter. I assure him of every effort on the part of the Government and, in particular, my Department, which convened a group of interested stakeholders across a range of Departments and local authorities. I acknowledge receipt of the report and I assure him that it is gaining full attention.

I expect to be in a position to announce further new initiatives very shortly.