Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for his response. I acknowledge that gardaí have seized vehicles, but there appears to be a legal vacuum because I have anecdotal evidence of parents picking up quad bikes or scramblers that have been seized. There appears to be an inconsistency or contradiction in terms of the legislation or its interpretation by An Garda Síochána. There is an issue of health and safety at play. I acknowledge that in some instances local authorities and gardaí have found it extremely difficult to intervene when there are a number of vehicles on a particular green. I ask the Minister to elaborate on some of the responses he has received. Has any of the relevant agencies proposed legislative changes? We know that engineering solutions are an option for greens and parks, but they are not going to address the root of the problem. These vehicles are being purchased across the board and green spaces in Dublin and elsewhere are out of bounds at times, when no State agency could safely intervene or interrupt the activity that is ongoing. I ask the Minister to outline whether any of the responses he has received includes proposals for legislative changes.

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