High amount of children's injuries prompts call from Taoiseach for 'fundamental review' of e-scooters

The Oireachtas Transport Committee heard that helmet use should be made compulsory but that children should not be on e-scooters

Under legislation introduced in May 2024, e-scooter users must be over 16 and obey a speed limit of 20km/h. They should also not carry passengers, have a seat, or carry goods. File picture

A "fundamental review" of e-scooters is needed, the Taoiseach has said.

There has been a focus on e-scooters in recent weeks after the death of a boy in Carlow town, the hospitalisation of a student garda in Finglas and the revelation from Children's Health Ireland that in the past fortnight alone, six children have been admitted to intensive care in CHI Temple Street with traumatic brain injuries following accidents involving e-scooters.