Written answers
Tuesday, 17 June 2025
Department of Justice and Equality
Road Traffic Offences
Rory Hearne (Dublin North-West, Social Democrats)
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581. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of e-scooter related road traffic offences recorded by An Garda Síochána since the introduction of e-scooter legislation in May 2024, by policing district, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31803/25]
Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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Road traffic legislation is enforced as part of the day-to-day duties of members of An Garda Síochána, as well as through a programme of high-visibility road safety and enforcement operations carried out in partnership with other state agencies, in order to make our roads safer for all.
An Garda Síochána has, through various media and social media platforms, highlighted the dangers associated with the misuse of e-scooters. In order to combat dangerous behaviour, intelligence is gathered at local level and areas are targeted as appropriate. Garda operations targeting the illegal use of those vehicles involve all members who are assigned to operational duties.
Garda authorities have provided the below breakdown for the number of Fixed Charge Notices issued for eScooter related offences since the introduction of eScooter legislation on 20 May 2024. There have been 461 Fixed Charge Notices issued for eScooter related offences and the table below, provided by the Garda authorities, shows the breakdown per Garda division.
| Division | FCNs Issued |
|---|---|
| DMR South Central | 105 |
| Kildare/Carlow | 48 |
| DMR North Central | 46 |
| Waterford/Kilkenny | 41 |
| DMR West | 39 |
| Limerick | 25 |
| DMR North | 23 |
| DMR South | 20 |
| Kerry | 17 |
| Cork City | 17 |
| Galway | 15 |
| Louth/Cavan/Monaghan | 14 |
| Laois/Offaly | 11 |
| Cork County | 11 |
| Other Divisions combined* | 29 |
| National Total | 461 |
* Figures of less than ten have not been included and, for this reason, the data has been organised by division, and the figures for several divisions have been amalgamated.
Divisions combined are Clare/Tipperary, Sligo/Leitrim, DMR East, Wexford/Wicklow, Meath/Westmeath, Mayo/Roscommon/Longford and Donegal.
I am advised that these figures are based on incidents occurring from 20 May 2024 to 10 June 2025, inclusive. All information contained in this report is based upon operational data from the FCPS system as was available on 11 June 2025 and is liable to change.
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