Scrambler ban in public places to be called 'Grace's Law' in honour of teenager killed by bike

Transport minister Darragh O'Brien said he expected the ban to be in place in the coming weeks

Grace Lynch died after being hit by a scrambler last month.

A ban on scramblers in public places is expected to be in place in the coming weeks, the transport minister has said.

The ban is to be named "Grace's Law" in honour of Grace Lynch, 16, who died after being hit by a scrambler last month.

Keith Lee, aged 18, of Park View Drive in Poppintree Park, Dublin, appeared before Blanchardstown District Court accused of dangerous driving causing Ms Lynch’s death.

On Tuesday, Darragh O'Brien said both he and roads minister Sean Canney had met with Grace's parents Siobhán and Martin and would "do absolutely everything we can in Grace's memory".

"They're remarkable people who are bearing such an incredible loss," Mr O'Brien said, adding meetings had focused on the definition of what a scrambler bike is.

"There were meetings yesterday with the Attorney General's office in relation to the definition. But I expect to have the draft...we have actually sent draft regulations over to the AG's office already, and that's been worked through....literally in a matter of weeks," he said.

"And I brought the family, and Martin and Siobhán, up to speed on the timeframe there. I've been working with them, and I've also explained... that the focus initially is on the ban on scramblers in public spaces, and then we're also separately, but in parallel, working in relation to safety matters around e-scooters and e-bikes.

"I'd certainly like to see the regulations in in March, I think we can do that. We're well advanced with that work. It is literally a matter of weeks.”