A senior coalition source said they hope to have the ban in place within the next week or two

Grace Lynch.

The government will move to ban the use of scramblers in public places as early as next week.

Taoiseach, Micheal Martin, has demanded that all loopholes over the Traffic and Road Act 2023 be closed and the issue will be discussed at next week’s cabinet meeting.

A senior coalition source said they hope to have the ban in place within the next week or two.

It is understood Micheal Martin has spoken a number of times in recent days to the heartbroken mother of 16 year old Grace Lynch who was killed after being hit by a scrambler bike in Finglas last weekend. The teenager was laid to rest after her funeral yesterday.

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Mr Martin has had a lengthy meeting with all the ministers and civil servants involved and is determined that no more scramblers will be allowed on roads, parks or any public place irrespective if the owner is over 16, has a licence and the vehicle taxed and insured.

Gardai have seized over 1,000 scramblers and e-scooters for violating road traffic rules in the past 30 months since the new act came into force in June,2023.

But the immediate ban on scramblers in public places did not proceed because of reservations in the Department of Transport.

The source said: “Mr Martin has ordered all loopholes to be closed and he promised Grace’s mother, this is what is going to happen so nothing like this ever happens again.”

Grace Lynch’s mother Siobhan leads a march in her daughter’s honour earlier this week. (Image: Collins )

Grace’s funeral took place on Friday. (Image: Collins Photo Agency Dublin)

There will also be a crackdown on e-scooters with a new law insisting that everyone on an e-scooter wears a helmet and that shops will be heavily punished if they electronically interfere with the 20km speed limit.

This illegal practice has become a problem and has resulted in some people driving at illegal high speeds. There have been discussions with gardai concerning enforcement of the laws in relation to e-scooters.

The government source added: “The crackdown on e-scooters is long overdue. The helmets and reduced speeds will be strictly enforced from here on in over the coming months until users finally get the message and stop breaking the law.”

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