Micheál Martin (Cork South-Central, Fianna Fail)

I thank the Deputy for raising this. It is an issue, and as newer technologies emerge, we are getting more crowded road space again. Just as we have begun to segregate cycling and walking from motor transport, we now find that some of those routes are crowded out by e-scooters and e-bikes, which are fantastic for people who may not be as fit as others for getting up a hill and so on. There is always a balance needed between overregulation and no regulation at all, or guidelines in terms of trying to influence behaviour and increase awareness about the dangers of all of this. I will ask the Minister for justice to reflect on the Deputy's presentation. It could be a matter for an Oireachtas subcommittee to take hearings on and see how best we can plan this.

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