Suggestions of a blanket ban for E-Scooters is an unworkable, kneejerk reaction from a Government that has not only failed to enforce its own regulations, they’ve also failed to understand the underlying cause of the issue. Tireless efforts by transport campaigners over the past decade led to the recent regulations that legalised E-Scooters with small batteries and reasonable road speeds; however these laws have been continuously undermined by domestic retailers who overwhelmingly stock...

The future of several planned essential infrastructural investments in Dublin's transport network are in jeopardy due to a complete absence of firm Government commitment. The current Dublin Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy calls for dozens of major and minor schemes in order to alleviate congestion in the capital. Each of these schemes are dependent on and interlinked with each other; this strategy would represent the 'joined-up thinking' that is so often called for by the Irish public....

Thank you, Chairperson and members of the committee, for the invitation to speak today on the topic of road safety. My name is Jason Cullen, chairperson of Dublin Commuter Coalition, and I’m joined today by John Quigley, a member of our committee. Who we are and what we do Dublin Commuter Coalition is a voluntary advocacy group established in 2018 to act as a unifying voice for sustainable transport users in the Greater Dublin Area. Despite our name, we don’t just advocate for “commuters”,...