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E-scooter ban for under 18s deferred - what do you think?

A ban on under 18s using e-scooters due to be introduced this month has been deferred following a...

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11.42 21 Aug 2026


E-scooter ban for under 18s deferred - what do you think?


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11.42 21 Aug 2026


A ban on under 18s using e-scooters due to be introduced this month has been deferred following advice from Attorney General Rossa Fanning.

The Cabinet agreed to a series of new restrictions following a report that showed one third of all paediatric traumatic brain injury admissions to Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) at Temple Street this year were related to e-scooters.

What do you think of this deferral, is this acceptable?

Guest host Clare McKenna is joined by listeners to discuss.


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