The death of Grace Lynch as a result of a scrambler was a shocking loss of life. It was shocking to her family, friends and community. We welcome the legislation that was brought before Cabinet today. However, there is an issue in relation to enforcement. Incredibly, gardaí are currently not trained to pursue a person on a scrambler or electric scooter. At the moment, there is no legal protection for them if they pursue. They could be stood down from their job or subject to a civil court case or Fiosrú investigation. Will the gardaí be given the training to be able to pursue individuals on scramblers? I see in the press statements today that there is an ability to pursue but this is not agreed with the gardaí. I have spoken to gardaí today and there is no agreement in that regard. How is it that one of the most inherently dangerous things a garda can do, that is, pursue in the case of someone fleeing in a vehicle, was too dangerous without training before but it is not too dangerous now?

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There is no training.

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Training helps.

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Training.

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There is no training.

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