A ban on e-scooters for under-18s could be in place by the end of next month.
Cabinet ministers are set to sign off on new rules for the use of the vehicles at a meeting today.
The legislation would also make high-vis vests and helmets mandatory for all users.
Assistant Garda Commissioner for Roads Policing, Dunfanaghy native Denis Ferry has welcomed steps being taken by some retailers to stop selling e-scooters ahead of the changes:
