COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, March 08, 2021
QUESTION NO. 18
QUESTION: Councillor F. Timmons
To ask the Chief Executive for a report into scramblers and quads and what can SDCC do to deal with this issue? To also ask if the Chief Executive is aware of any planned changes in legislation to deal with scramblers and quads?
REPLY:
On the 16th February 2021, it was announced that the Minister for Transport will be introducing proposals to amend the forthcoming Road Traffic (Miscellaneous) Bill, aimed at tackling the antisocial use of scrambler bikes and other off road machines, such as Quads,in spaces such as Public Parks.
The legislation will introduce three specific measures:
• Use of a MVP will be prohibited on public or private land, except in cases where there is permission from the landowner. This proposed new offence will cover places such as parks, green areas, waste ground, beaches and others, while the use of vehicles on private lands (such as farms) will not be affected.
• An Garda Síochána will be given powers to detain a vehicle used in a location where permission from the landowner has not been received.
• An Garda Síochána will also be enabled, on foot of a warrant, to enter a private premises and remove a vehicle suspected of having been used contrary to the new offence.