Tom Brabazon (Dublin Bay North, Fianna Fail)
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251. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the additional measures his Department plans to implement to prevent misuse of e-scooters, including speeding and driving on footpaths. [37209/25]

Seán Canney (Galway East, Independent)
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As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports, I wish to advise that an extensive suite of regulations were introduced in May 2024 to govern the legal use of e-scooters on public roads. These regulations include provisions banning e-scooter use on footpaths and statutory limits on speed and power. I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department has no current plans to amend or extend e-scooter regulations.

Enforcement of the regulations falls under the remit of An Garda Síochána and non-compliance may result in a Fixed Charge Notice (FCN) of €50 or confiscation of the e-scooter.