New Garda Commissioner must tackle scramblers issue or resign, says Government TD

Fianna Fáil TD Paul McAuliffe: 'If [former Garda Commissioner] Drew Harris was still here, I'd have called for him to resign, because he didn't operationalise the law.' Picture:Gareth Chaney/Collins Photos

New Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly should resign within six months if gardaí cannot get to grips with cracking down on scrambler bikes, a Government TD has said.

Fianna Fáil TD for Dublin Mid-West Paul McAuliffe has claimed that, in the wake of teenager Grace Lynch's death after being hit by a scrambler, gardaí have failed to crack down on scramblers despite enough legislation existing allowing them to intercept the bikes when driven dangerously.