Garda Commissioner should resign if scrambler bike crackdown fails, TD says

TDs say existing powers are not being used, as Cabinet prepares new ban following Grace Lynch’s death in Finglas

Plans to ban scramblers on public roads, in carparks, and in public parks will be brought to Cabinet as early as Wednesday. FIle picture

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.