Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent) | Oireachtas source

If they should be corrected, let us have them corrected. The Deputy also said, without any basis whatsoever, that to allow these scooters will reduce congestion. The evidence, as far as I know, shows the opposite of that. Those who are proposing to use and are using these particular e-scooters are swapping from bicycles, buses and other means of public transport. They are possibly taking up space. Let us not have some un-backed up, unsupported evidence here. My position is open. I am prepared to take authoritative advice, not populist advice from the Deputy.

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