Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

No. Critically it is defining it as a non-mechanically propelled vehicle under European directives and legislation and therefore it is a personal mobility device. It is a new, different category. The vast majority of scooters on the market today would be below the 25 kg weight limit. There may be a very small number that will not be legal under this legislative system but one of the benefits will be that they are not then classified as mechanically propelled vehicles and can be treated in this way.

As the Chair says, it will be secondary legislation. We must circulate the regulations to the EU first - I think within 12 weeks - in order to ensure they are not in breach of European competition and other rules.