Seanad debates
Thursday, 6 October 2022
Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Second Stage
10:30 am
Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source
I apologise. It was Senator Horkan who raised that point.
On e-scooter rental and parking, we have seen e-scooter schemes across the world that created a nuisance effect with scooters littered everywhere. Much of this is a matter for regulation and we will take the Senators' comments on board when looking at that. We want e-scooter sharing schemes. They bring real benefits but we should learn the lessons from elsewhere.
I will not assign each response to a Senator. The question of autonomous vehicles was raised.This legislation allows for the testing of autonomous vehicles on public roads. As for my own view on how quickly that will come in, I do not see it as a completely futuristic world in which the car whizzes along without any attention from the driver. It is, however, appropriate that we are testing. Senator Garvey mentioned a testing site in Shannon, which is a very good example of where we can do this. This legislation will provide for that.
I cannot remember which Senator asked about the young adult card. Was it Senator Conway?
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