Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses for the presentations. My concern is that we will have some control and a degree of standardisation and professionalism with shared schemes but, potentially, will have chaos arising from the private market, with one having an impact on the other in respect of how this new regime hits the ground. My question is not for the shared schemes per sebut what would the witnesses advise the Government to be aware of, put in place or address for the private schemes or for the market more generally? Ms Andrews spoke to the seat belt moment in respect of standards but I am sure the private market standards are not the same as those for the shared schemes.

When we speak about minimum standards for e-scooters, do we need to address education programmes or engagement? We have spoken about programmes in primary or secondary schools across the country. Is this about enforcement when both shared schemes and formal regulation for the general population go live? Should we see members of the Garda becoming more visible in enforcing rules around these vehicles?