Noel Rock (Dublin North West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Absolutely. I am glad Ms Murdock agrees because I see the enabling of the use of electric scooters as complementing the safety of cyclists and that of scooter users as well. It puts an onus, focus and impetus on the idea of developing cycling infrastructure in a cohesive holistic way which to date has not happened. I do not know if Ms Murdock agrees with that point. There are many roads in this great city that are sufficiently wide to accommodate a cycle lane, path or track, physically separated from the rest of the road with armadillos as they call them, or the rods we see around the city now. Merrion Street is an example of that, as are Griffith and Collins Avenues in my constituency. This could have been done yesterday but they are not being done. Does Ms Murdock feel that enabling the use of scooters on our roads would put a greater focus on the need for this infrastructure to physically separate people on cycle tracks from the rest of the road and that therefore it might actually improve the safety of our roads?