Results 5,401-5,420 of 26,191 for speaker:Kieran O'Donnell

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: No, I am talking about the reduction in the weight to 25 kg from 55 kg. It means that the smaller e-scooters-----

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: The speed limit under the draft legislation was 25 km/h. Is the Minister now leaving that in or-----

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: So it is as much about the down reduction as up. That is number one. So that I can fully understand, will the Minister explain in layman's terms more about the change to the maximum laden weight of 55 kg in the draft legislation to 25 kg? I do not fully comprehend.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: That is under European legislation.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: So you are dealing with vehicles that are below 25 kg.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: And the vehicles that are about 25 kg?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: What category do they fall under then?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Are they currently under legislation?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I understand about below 25 kg and the speed. Will the Minister give an overarching explanation about the category that is out there now?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: But all are not legal at the moment.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Minister is bringing in a category where below 25 kg will become legal.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: And would be regulated.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Minister says there are not many in the category over 25 kg out there but there are some out there. What will happen with that category?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Under the legislation, do those vehicles fall in to being unsafe and so forth? Will the legislation allow the gardaí to deal with that issue? Does the current legislation do so?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Is the Minister currently satisfied that when this legislation comes in, those in the category over 25 kg are subject to the law?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: So they are subject to the law but they are outside it.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: They are not legal but they would be subject to the law.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: By way of clarification on the regulations the Minister seeks to bring in, will there be any age limit on people buying a PPT?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: This is a critical issue in the public domain. Will the Minister go back over his briefing note and the reason he seeks to take this section out and why it is not enforceable?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I know we have dealt with the section, but the Minister when speaking to previous sections referred to the speed limits in respect of e-scooters or PPTs. There is the option of regulation to amend such speed limits. This issue is a keen one in the public domain. I am asking only for points of clarification rather than expressing an opinion as Chair, but the Minister could further elaborate...