Government ministers to discuss possible e-scooter ban on Monday

Government ministers are set to meet on Monday to discuss a possible e-scooter ban.

Doctors have raised concerns around serious injuries, with Children’s Health Ireland reporting one to two children are presenting at emergency departments with e-scooter injuries every day this summer.

New laws for speed limits and age restrictions were brought in two years ago.

Philip O’Connor, a journalist based in Sweden, says the scooters are causing similar problems in Scandinavia:

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