John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for his reply. When I met Councillor Charlie O'Connor, a former Deputy and a colleague of Deputy Lahart, recently, he told me of the issues people are facing in Kingswood, Tallaght. I also spoke with another colleague, Councillor Paul McAuliffe, who informed me of the same issue in Ballymun. This is not, first and foremost, a problem particular to any one area. It is widespread across Dublin and, I suspect, other parts of the country. Often in the debate, my concern is that we only talk about our parks and open places but it is also happening on public roads and in private housing estates. Elderly people are afraid to go out of their houses when these quads and scramblers are on the roads. Parents are afraid let their children out. During the summer, we had a tragic case in one park where a person was hit. Much of the focus has been on this activity in parks but it is equally a nuisance and a danger to people in housing estates.

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