Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I urge the Garda, with its experience, and Professor Cusack and Mr. Waide to come back to us as a committee and tell us which parts of the legislation are problematic in terms of doing the things they want to do to improve road safety. They are the kinds of things we will work on.

Thank you for the time, a Chathaoirligh. My final point is for Professor Cusack. In terms of scooters and people falling over them, I would fully support road space allocation so that we could have proper sheltered parking spaces for cyclists, e-bikes and scooters. We have allocated thousands of kilometres of public space for cars to park. We need to do the same for e-scooters and bikes and then we will avoid that trip hazard because at the moment they have no choice. People have to try to tie their bike or scooter to a lamp post or something like that. Professor Cusack's point is a valid one. It is something that was raised with us previously by disability groups as well when we were looking at the roads Bill.