Seán Canney (Galway East, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I am pleased that we have had the opportunity to discuss the matter of dangerous use of scramblers and other vehicles. We all agree that it is a serious issue and that it needs to be addressed. As the Minister said, regrettably, the Government cannot support this Bill. We have examined the issues involved, including the legislation, in some detail and it is clear that the difficulty is not the absence of appropriate laws but a matter of enforcement. We all know the saying that if all one has is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. It is in the nature of democracy that the Legislature's hammer is to legislate. It is all too easy to become convinced that different legislation will solve the issues of the day. Sometimes that may be true. In this case, it is not. If it was and if An Garda Síochána was to identify gaps in the legislation, the Government would be happy to respond and address those gaps.

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