Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly calls for e-scooter ban and legal protection for pursuing gardaí

Grace Lynch’s parents Siobhan and Martin Lynch outside Government Buildings this afternoon. They say more needs to be done to combat scramblers, adding that despite everything young people are still dangerously driving in their area. Picture: Stephen Collins/Collins

Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly has called for a ban on e-scooters and for the introduction of legal protections for gardaí pursuing scramblers and e-scooters.

The intervention comes as Taoiseach Micheál Martin told the Dáil he was “leaning towards” an outright ban on e-scooters.