Ms June Tinsley:

That is a fair point. Yes, we have been in touch the Royal National Institute of Blind People, RNIB, our equivalent organisation in the UK and it is something we can gain further alliance on to make sure the submission we resubmit is as updated as possible based on the experiences of our sister organisations across Europe and beyond. I am sure the IWA will do likewise.

I wish to conclude by thanking the committee for a constructive meeting. I firmly believe there is a clear agenda, which we asked the committee to follow with us, so that minimum sets of safety standards will be enshrined in the legislation. By doing that, it ensures there will be enforcement and shared-ownership schemes, people at private-owner level, throughout local authorities and gardaí can follow clear guidelines that are set out in legislation. I wish to reiterate those measures again. They include: a clear prohibition of the use of e-scooters on footpaths; the installation of a sound system; clear designated parking bays and infrastructure; a reduction in the speed limit; and the introduction of the minimum-age requirements. I genuinely look forward to working with the committee again and am happy to work further with the Department on this. We will resubmit our submission very shortly.