'Difficult challenge' to bar scrambler bikes from public roads, says justice minister

Scramblers remain legal to own in Ireland, and restricting their importation would require engagement with the European Commission

Justice minister Jim O'Callaghan said gardaí need to use 'discretion' when pursuing people on scramblers, pointing to the possibility of other people being injured or killed during a chase.

It will be a “difficult challenge” for gardaí to enforce new laws to bar scramblers from public roads, the justice minister has said.

Jim O’Callaghan said Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly has assured him that gardaí are “very committed” to dealing with scrambler bikes.