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Road Traffic (Quads and Scramblers) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Oct 2018)

Jim Daly: ...the mounting of legal challenges to prosecutions under the Road Traffic Acts, particularly in the area of intoxicated driving. If we were to extend the definition of a "public place" to allow An Garda Síochána to detain vehicles under section 41 of the Road Traffic Act 1994, it would have a contradictory effect on a number of other sections of the overall Road Traffic Acts,...

Road Traffic (Quads and Scramblers) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Oct 2018)

Denise Mitchell: ...these vehicles have been used in local parks and green spaces. Some 62 people were injured by scramblers last year. I have heard people say this legislation is unnecessary on the basis that the Garda already has the powers to deal with the issue. However, it does not have such powers in some cases because the use of these vehicles in local authority parks which are subject to local...

Road Traffic (Quads and Scramblers) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Oct 2018)

Seán Crowe: ...the difficulties in this regard. He said, "it is critically important that we all redouble our efforts [to tackle the misuse of these vehicles], including an examination of powers available to An Garda Síochána" and so on. Before he left, he said we have his support. The difficulty we have is to translate this support into action. That is collectively what we on this side of...

Road Traffic (Quads and Scramblers) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Oct 2018)

Róisín Shortall: ...is out walking in one's local estate or park, one is putting oneself in danger of being hit by one of these vehicles. That is one of the things the Bill seeks to address. For a number of years, gardaí have told public representatives at public meetings that it is not possible for them to take any action in respect of this activity if it is based on local greens, public parks or...

Road Traffic (Quads and Scramblers) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Oct 2018)

Tommy Broughan: ...of scramblers and quad bikes and, like other Deputies, I have spoken directly with Dublin city and Fingal officials. The replies given to me maintain there are already sufficient powers bestowed upon the Garda to enforce “severe penalties under the road traffic laws (including fixed charge notices, penalty points, fines and possible seizure of the vehicle)”. In fact, a...

Road Traffic (Quads and Scramblers) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Oct 2018)

Gino Kenny: ...those taking part but for also members of the public and other car users. Obviously it is a nuisance to the public. Some young people are looking for the adrenaline rush of being chased by the Garda and going 70 km/h or 80 km/h along a road. How can we turn that into a more positive thing? I make some comparisons. We had, and still have, in many housing estates the problem of...

Road Traffic (Quads and Scramblers) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Oct 2018)

Bríd Smith: ...that is wholesale in the places where we live. We should not penalise people who use them. We should look to absorb it into the culture. We are talking about how we change the culture of the Garda following last week's report. We should also look at how we change the culture in our communities to make it better, healthier and more inclusive of everybody.

Road Traffic (Quads and Scramblers) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Oct 2018)

Brendan Ryan: ...The problem is that people do not feel safe in shared public spaces such as parks, green spaces and housing estates. The Bill effectively includes all of these areas within the jurisdiction of the Garda to deal effectively with those who unlawfully use quad bikes and scrambler motorcycles. I appreciate that the Bill does not criminalise all owners and drivers of quad bikes and scrambler...

Road Traffic (Quads and Scramblers) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Oct 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: ...have been driving them for a long time may lose a limb or be killed. Therefore, we need to make sure the manufacturers place safety roll bars on them. In this country we think we can give the Garda every job in the world to do and that it will solve everything. In fairness, when numbers in the Garda traffic corps have been brought down from 1,100 to 570, they cannot be everywhere....

Road Traffic (Quads and Scramblers) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Oct 2018)

John Curran: ...with one colleague in South Dublin County Council, who is here today. We have a high-level group. I will not name the park for obvious reasons but a substantial effort is being made involving the gardaí, the council officials and the elected representatives to try to gain public ownership of our park, bring it back into use and deal with the scourge of the illegal and dangerous use...

Road Traffic (Quads and Scramblers) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Oct 2018)

John Brassil: ..., but there has to be a solution. In Kerry County Council we introduced by-laws that were helpful and gave the council some control over the issue, but at the end of the day they still left the Garda more or less powerless to deal with inappropriate use of quad bikes and scramblers. This is an opportunity to deal with the issue and I hope the Minister will come back and give us a...

Road Traffic (Quads and Scramblers) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Oct 2018)

Robert Troy: ...Dáil. My colleague, Deputy John Curran, raised the matter in a parliamentary question to the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Ross, in December 2016. In his reply, the Minister stated the Garda had sufficient powers to deal with this menace. We know that is not the case. The delay in the Minister coming to the realisation that there needs to be a change in this law...

Road Traffic (Quads and Scramblers) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Oct 2018)

Shane Ross: ...Dublin in June of this year, and because of other incidents concerning such vehicles, it is critically important that we all redouble our efforts, including an examination of the powers available to An Garda Síochána under public order and criminal justice legislation. It is not appropriate, however, to tackle this issue by changing the definition of “public place”...

Road Traffic (Quads and Scramblers) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Oct 2018)

Imelda Munster: This Bill will amend the Road Traffic Act 1994. It will correct an anomaly in road traffic legislation to allow gardaí to deal with those who operate quad and scrambler bikes illegally. This is a serious problem in many urban areas. It is certainly an issue in my constituency and my town, Drogheda. It is dangerous and frightening for local residents and for those operating the...

Road Traffic (Quads and Scramblers) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Oct 2018)

Dessie Ellis: .... Without exaggeration, it is a major problem that is particularly prevalent in urban areas and one about which I hear increasingly when I meet people from my constituency and elsewhere and the Garda seems to be powerless to stop it. At safety forum and joint policing committee meetings and community events, with residents, I have repeatedly raised the issue. People have a real fear in...