996. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 361 of 28 July 2026 (details supplied), to confirm the specific State body responsible for taking enforcement action against retailers selling e-scooters that exceed the legal speed, power or weight limits prescribed under road traffic legislation; the statutory basis for that enforcement function; the number of enforcement actions taken against such retailers in each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59680/26]

997. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department, or any body under its aegis, has engaged with retailers regarding the sale of e-scooters that exceed the legal speed, power or weight limits prescribed in law; the ease with which speed limiters fitted to such devices can be manipulated or removed following their sale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59684/26]

998. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department accepts that a regulatory gap exists where the Department of Transport has stated that the sale of non-compliant e-scooters falls outside its remit; the steps his Department proposes to take to address the sale of such devices at the point of sale; and if he will provide a statement on the matter. [59691/26]

999. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 361 of 28 July 2026, to confirm the specific State body responsible for enforcement action against retailers selling e-scooters that exceed the legal speed, power or weight limits set out in road traffic legislation; the statutory basis for that enforcement function; the number of enforcement actions taken against such retailers in each of the past three years; and if the Minister will make a statement on the matter. [59726/26]

1000. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether the Department or any body under its aegis has engaged with retailers regarding the sale of e-scooters that exceed the legal speed, power or weight limits, or regarding the ease with which speed limiters on such devices can be manipulated after sale; and if the Minister will make a statement on the matter. [59731/26]

1001. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he accepts that a regulatory gap exists in where the Department of Transport has stated that the sale of non-compliant e-scooters falls outside its remit; the steps the Department proposes to take to address the sale of such devices at point of sale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59737/26]

1005. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the way in which the sale of e-scooters will be regulated; the penalties to wholesalers, retailers or other businesses for selling e-scooters that can travel above 20 km/h; the penalties for individuals who modify e-scooters to increase their speed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60296/26]

I propose to take Questions Nos. 996, 997, 998, 999, 1000, 1001 and 1005 together.

The issues raised by the Deputy engage a number of distinct legislative frameworks and responsibilities.

The speed, power, weight and other technical requirements referred to by the Deputy are prescribed under the Road Traffic (Electric Scooters) Regulations 2024 (S.I. No. 199 of 2024), made by the Minister for Transport under the Road Traffic Acts. Those Regulations establish the criteria that an electric scooter must satisfy in order to be lawfully used on public roads and in public places.

Electric scooters, like other consumer products, are subject to product safety and product conformity requirements, in this instance under the European Communities (Machinery) Regulations 2008, including CE-marking requirements. Those requirements are concerned with product safety, conformity assessment and the placing of products on the market. They do not prescribe the speed, power, weight and other public road-use criteria applicable to electric scooters in Ireland, which are set out in the Road Traffic (Electric Scooters) Regulations 2024. Accordingly, questions regarding the policy basis for those limits, the arrangements for ensuring compliance with those limits, and any proposal to restrict the sale of products by reference to those limits are matters that arise from the transport regulatory framework.

Any proposal to prohibit the sale of products that are otherwise lawfully placed on the EU market, by reference to criteria prescribed under the Road Traffic (Electric Scooters) Regulations 2024, would also require consideration of Ireland's obligations under the EU Single Market framework, including the free movement of goods.

Such considerations would arise from the operation of the transport legislative framework and would be contingent on further legislative change and operational requirements in relation to registration of e-scooters, which is currently being considered on a cross-government basis.