This is a transport issue. Under the last Government, and it was generally welcomed at the time, the Minister for Transport introduced very relaxed laws around e-bikes, e-scooters and electric bikes. Now there are electric bikes and scooters that travel at the speed of mopeds and motor bikes that are completely powered-up and do not require any pedalling activity to get them moving. At the same time there are regular electric bikes and regular e-scooters that are probably fit for cycle tracks and active travel schemes we have developed. Does the Minister agree that it is time that we look at reining in and tightening up some of the rules, particularly around the delivery bikes that are packed with a twin battery pack that can travel 40 km/h or 45 km/h in cycle tracks? They are essentially mechanically-propelled vehicles to a degree but they are abiding by the same laws as push bikes.

I acknowledge the road safety considerations the Deputy raised. The Minister, Deputy O’Brien, along with the Minister of State, Deputy Canney, should examine the balance here and the appropriateness in the context of some of the speeds reached. It is an important part of the e-mobility strategy that there is an acceleration of e-bikes – not in terms of their speed but in the provision of e-bikes across cities and urban areas as we have seen in parts of Europe and elsewhere. I acknowledge the road safety issue the Deputy raised as well as some of the anti-social behaviour issues we have seen in parts of Dublin in particular. There is a serious issue which has been reflected by An Garda Síochána and others where in many instances these e-bikes or other vehicles have replaced scramblers. Achieving the balance is important. I will ask the Minister to get back to the Deputy on the road safety considerations.