Overview
- The Government plans regulations to explicitly prohibit scrambler bikes in all public places, adding legal clarity beyond existing offences.
- Transport Minister Darragh O’Brien and Minister of State Seán Canney are to brief Cabinet as measures are prepared under the 2023 law that requires ministerial regulations.
- Enforcement changes will streamline Garda seizures and enable destruction of confiscated scramblers instead of allowing their return after court cases.
- Tánaiste Simon Harris called the delay in commencing regulations unacceptable, said the package will move quickly in the coming weeks, and the Taoiseach said it will be known as Grace’s law.
- A parallel review of e-bike and e-scooter rules is underway, with draft measures expected to mandate helmets and high-visibility clothing.