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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Mar 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: The Road Traffic and Roads Bill should really include e-bikes and e-scooters. We will have to rename it. From Bird, I welcome Ms Victoria Springthorpe, head of policy for the UK and Ireland, and Mr. James Padden, general manager for the UK and Ireland. From Spin, I welcome Mr. Brit Moller, head of public policy. From Zipp Mobility, I welcome Mr. Will O'Brien, vice president for growth and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Mar 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Ms Springthorpe has set a very good example of staying within the time limit. We will expect everyone else to follow suit.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Mar 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Mr. Moller for keeping to the time. I call Mr. O'Brien who has three minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Mar 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Mr. O'Brien. I call Mr. Stevenson who has three minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Mar 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Mr. Stevenson. We will proceed to members. We have approximately 45 minutes remaining, so I propose that each member has five minutes. I suggest that two minutes, at most, be used for questioning to allow three minutes for the witnesses from the representative bodies to answer. I ask for key pinpoint questions to be asked that will allow us to go to the representatives of all the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Mar 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: We will go to people in the order in which they spoke initially. I call Ms Springthorpe from Bird.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Mar 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I ask Mr. Padden to be brief. I must be fair.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Mar 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: We certainly want to hear from you.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Mar 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Where is the legislation in the UK currently?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Mar 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Has primary legislation on electric scooters been brought through in the UK at this point?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Mar 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: So we are not that far behind the UK.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Mar 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: We might come back to Mr. Padden on that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Mar 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: His dad and mum had him when they were very young.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Mar 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: A free scooter will be on its way.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Mar 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: The scooter has just been downgraded, Senator Buttimer.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Mar 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I propose that the Senator lines up his questions and then each of the participants might respond in turn. Does the Senator have a second question he wishes the witnesses to address?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Mar 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: There are two questions. The first concerned the older person or vulnerable pedestrian. How can we give them a level of security with safety precautions in electric scooters? There was also a question of cost. It is only fitting that Mr. O'Brien should lead us off on this.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Mar 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Is that in respect of rentals?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Mar 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Who should impose the sanctions?