Barry Ward (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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230. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of people prosecuted for illegally modifying an electric bicycle to increase its power or speed since 2020, broken down by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30882/25]

Barry Ward (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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231. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of people prosecuted for use of an overpowered or modified electric bicycle since 2020, broken down by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30883/25]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 230 and 231 together.

Road traffic legislation comes under the remit of the Department of Transport. E-Scooter legislation was introduced last year and solely governs the use of e-scooters.

As was confirmed with the Deputy, the relevant legislation referred to are sections 9 and 28 of the Road Traffic (Electric Scooters) Regulations 2024 provide that:

(9) A person shall not modify an electric scooter and,

(28) Where a person uses an electric scooter in a public place which does not comply with these Regulations, then the owner of the scooter is prescribed for the purposes of Section 11 (5)(a) of the Road Traffic Act 1961 (No. 24 of 1961) as also committing an offence in respect of the non-compliance.

I have been informed by the Courts Service that there are no prosecutions recorded for the above offence.