Results 10,181-10,200 of 31,374 for speaker:Eamon Ryan

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

Eamon Ryan: Sorry, they are not legal. They are similar to other vehicles at the moment.

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

Eamon Ryan: They would be. There are powers for the gardaí to be able to apprehend them.

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

Eamon Ryan: They are separate. That is not a PPT. That does not apply to this. They are either motorbikes or electric bikes. The legislation here does not apply to those vehicles.

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

Eamon Ryan: I am told by my officials that such vehicles would not meet the standards set out in legislation to describe a motorbike, therefore, as I said, they would be illegal. They would be outside the law.

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

Eamon Ryan: I move amendment No. 56: In page 43, line 20, to delete “and” where it secondly occurs and substitute “or such other maximum design speed as the Minister prescribes, and”.

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

Eamon Ryan: I move amendment No. 57: In page 43, to delete line 22 and substitute the following: “rated power, or electric motors having a combined maximum continuous rated power, of less than or equal to 0.5 kilowatts, or such other maximum continuous rated power, or combined maximum continuous rated power, as the Minister prescribes,”.

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

Eamon Ryan: I had proposed in this section to amend section 9 of the 2004 Act to prescribe that when travelling on roads with a special speed limit of 20 km/h as specified in by-laws by the relevant local authority, that speed limit will also apply to powered personal transporters. This measure was made with the intention of clarifying that where the maximum design speed of the vehicle is in excess of...

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

Eamon Ryan: I had proposed in this section to introduce a new section into the 2004 Act restricting the sale and supply of e-scooters to people aged over 16. This measure was made with the intention of reducing the risk of injury to minors from PPT use and, indeed, potential injury caused by minors to pedestrians and other vulnerable road users. However, my Department has identified several significant...

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

Eamon Ryan: It will be similar to the purchase of a bicycle. There is no age limit at present. We will issue guidelines and best practice, but there is no provision whereby one can regulate sale by age for this type of vehicle.

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

Eamon Ryan: The reason is these are not registered vehicles in respect of their licensing and use and, therefore, there is no mechanism, and in our country we do not carry identity cards. Identification cannot be enforced, so the policing of this is the primary reason it would not be enforceable. Law that is not enforceable is bad law.

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

Eamon Ryan: We need to make sure we improve road safety. It is critical at this time of year, and given that we have seen the number of road deaths rise and a terrible fatality list. Road safety should absolutely come first at every turn. That is why we are looking, as I have indicated, to heed the advice of the RSA to bring in regulation of lower speed limits such that we can regulate the types of...

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

Eamon Ryan: True, but a garda might ask me my age, and if I say-----

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

Eamon Ryan: Perhaps 39 years of age.

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

Eamon Ryan: Given the Chairman is in his mid-30s, he will realise the difficult position he would be putting the member of An Garda Síochána into.

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

Eamon Ryan: It is, but it is different with a motorbike or a car because that vehicle is registered, with all of the licensing, insurance and other arrangements in place, which enables An Garda Síochána to have the power to use that information or its judgement in an appropriate manner. The evidence as to the purpose of one of these vehicles, where it was sold, who owns it, and its...

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

Eamon Ryan: I understand the Deputies' concerns and I respect their views because the committee has carried out very significant hearings on this issue. I agree with Deputy Cannon that there is a significant benefit to be gained in the development of new e-mobility solutions but there are also big risks. My own sense is I am frequently terrified as I get older and I am overtaken by other vehicles...

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

Eamon Ryan: I move amendment No. 58: In page 51, between lines 3 and 4, to insert the following: “43.Section 2 of the Act of 1993 is amended— (a) by the insertion of the following definitions after the definition of “busway scheme”: “ ‘camera’ includes CCTV and other apparatus used for the purposes of creating and capturing photographic images and...

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

Eamon Ryan: This is a critical issue for us as policymakers and legislators. Digital video CCTV cameras are increasingly prevalent and full of potential, as well as risks. We need to be careful in getting the balance right between the requirement for privacy and the need for good enforcement of road safety and other measures. There was extensive consultation with the Office of the Attorney General on...

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

Eamon Ryan: I share the concerns of the Deputies about the real risks in the current tolerance for threatening behaviour. That is not acceptable. I was just asking the officials about this. My understanding is that the regulations introduced by Shane Ross in the previous Administration have been commenced but I do not believe there has been any enforcement of them. I would not mind getting some...

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

Eamon Ryan: It think it is stand-alone.