I want to be associated with the words of sympathy in relation to the crash on Dublin's North Earl Street. I only have a couple of minutes. I wanted to focus on the dangerous and antisocial use of scramblers on our streets and green spaces. It is nothing new, as my colleagues have said. In a lot of cases, it is young men and boys speeding around dressed in black, some of them in balaclavas, creating an extreme risk to adults, children and particularly our older neighbours in our communities. For years, colleagues have been trying to force the Government to tackle this issue. As has been said, it goes back as far as 2012. Deputy Dessie Ellis has raised it. I think the Deputy had sponsored four Bills at one stage. It is with tragic irony that Grace Lynch lost her life in Finglas, the very area that he represents. Back in 2014, we were told by the then junior Fine Gael agriculture Minister that "clear and adequate systems and structures [are] in place". Three serving Fine Gael Ministers voted against us on that occasion and said adequate legislation was there. Again, we are in that situation. The Minister of State said he is going to act. That is good, but people want to see that action. In a lot of cases, what we are seeing is a situation that is getting worse. I raised this issue two years ago, when an elderly woman in my own constituency was knocked down by a scrambler motorbike. I was talking to her husband today. She is still recovering. It has an impact on her physically, but there is also the mental impact. Eileen survived that crash in Killinarden, but two years later Grace Lynch did not. It is time for action.

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