Seán Canney (Galway East, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Finally, the regulation-making powers in the Bill would have no benefit. Some are tied to offences in the Bill when there are no such offences. Offences inserted by the Bill into other Acts would not count in this regard as they are offences under those other Acts. Some powers are tied to matters referred to in the Bill as prescribed but there are no such matters.

If this Bill was to pass, it would not help in any way to address the menace of misuse of scramblers and other vehicles. It could prove counterproductive by undermining existing public order and road traffic provisions. It would certainly invite constitutional challenge. I would, therefore, ask Deputies Curran and Lahart, whose concern about the issues they have raised I acknowledge and respect, to consider the points the Minister and I have made, and to acknowledge the position that the difficulty lies with enforcement rather than with the law and to withdraw this Bill.

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