The illegal use of scrambler motorcycles remains a problem within my constituency of Dublin North-West. With Christmas approaching, I encourage parents not to buy scramblers for their children. The full implementation of the recently enacted legislation, which includes provisions for tackling the scrambler problem, would help to discourage such purchases. There is an understandable frustration in communities that this legislation has not been implemented in Dublin North-West and elsewhere. Can the Minister let me and the communities I represent know when this legislation will be fully implemented?

My Department and An Garda Síochána have worked with the Department of the Minister, Deputy Ryan, to ensure we have strong laws to prosecute those who are misusing scramblers but also to confiscate where it is necessary. Much of that legislation has been enacted and commenced. It is being used by gardaí already. We saw only recently in Limerick a significant number of seizures of scramblers. Obviously, that is very welcome in the communities that are being terrorised. I am not sure of the exact timeline for the remaining parts of it but I assure the Deputy that the gardaí have more powers than they had previously to be able to respond to these crimes and take these quite dangerous vehicles off our streets, where necessary.