The tragic death of Grace Lynch, a young 16-year-old Finglas girl, has caused consternation and anger in our community. The illegal use of scramblers is a major issue in communities throughout the country. Recent legislation to deal with this, as we warned, did not go far enough. While there have been seizures of scramblers in Finglas and Ballymun, no charges have been brought in regard to their illegal use. The policy of not going after these scramblers gives them carte blanche to do what they want on our roads and streets and in our parks and is a recipe for further serious incidents. We need to look at strengthening legislation and giving the Garda the proper resources and training to tackle this scourge.

I thank Deputy Ellis and I fully appreciate his anger and that of the community he represents. Other Deputies have communicated that to me as well. First, the existing legislation is strong and needs to be implemented. If there is a need for further legislation, we will gladly work with the Deputy in that respect.

There are no penalties-----

Deputy, please. It is not back and forth.

We are seizing the vehicles but there are no penalties.

We will pursue that. We will work with the Deputy and others in the House-----

Please.

-----if there is a necessity to strengthen the legislation. The new Garda Commissioner spoke to the Minister for justice this morning. The Minister rang him and met him to discuss this. The issue of enforcement will be intensified in respect of scramblers.

And those wearing masks. We need to deal with them.

Deputy, please.

There is a pursuit policy there and obviously there are balances in regard to protection of lives and so on. I fully understand where the Deputy is coming from and the anger he has articulated on this.