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E-scooters and road safety

Summary

Senator Conway praised Garda action on e-scooters and suggested further road safety measures were needed.

Chuala mé níos túisce ar maidin an Teachta Moynihan ag labhairt ar an raidió faoi chás na e-scooters agus an méid oibre atá déanta ag An Garda Síochána chun iad a bhaint de na sráideanna agus stop a chur leis an dainséar. It was a point very well made by Deputy Moynihan. I praise his initiative in gathering the statistics that highlight the very good work done by An Garda. As in all cases, there is much more to be done.

Practically every Member of this House spends a fair amount of time behind the wheel. In so doing, we probably come across in our day-to-day business much evidence of what can only be described as dangerous overtaking. Looking at the whole road safety argument and road safety question in Ireland, it seems to be ag dul in olcas at the moment. When we come back after the recess, we should have a comprehensive debate in this House with the Minister where we can ventilate our concerns about various road safety matters. I do not want to labour the point, but we can see that things are not getting better in relation to road safety. We need to have a good discussion here and a ventilation of the worries.

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