Last night in Finglas, hundreds of people came out to support the Lynch family and to tell the Garda, Government and particularly those who recklessly and dangerously drive e-scooters and scramblers illegally that enough is enough. Grace Lynch was a beautiful young girl with her whole life ahead of her and that was robbed from her on Sunday afternoon. Our community is sad but we are not surprised because we have been talking about it for years. In 2023, community leaders came here to the Public Gallery to welcome extensive new powers being given to the Garda, and yet today we are asking how were these new powers not enough? How were they not enforced? I thank the Minister for meeting me today. I know he has spoken to the Garda Commissioner. I know the Cabinet discussed this matter and I have discussed it with the Taoiseach. It is very simple: Finglas wants a ban on scramblers on roads and in public places. We want the ban fully enforced by senior gardaí and we want to make sure that every aspect of the State knows that this can never happen again.

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