Mary Lou McDonald: E-scooter Crisis Endangering Children @VideoParliamentIreland
Mary Lou McDonald: E-scooter Crisis Endangering Children  @VideoParliamentIreland
Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Mary Lou McDonald responds to the CHI report showing 1,130 emergency attendances for e-scooter injuries between January 21 and August 2025 and a 50% rise in traumatic brain injuries over the past 12 months. She warns that e-scooters and scramblers are being used by gangs, leaving communities intimidated and children at risk, and calls for swift government action.

Chapters:
00:00 CHI report summary
00:22 Traumatic brain injuries rise
00:57 Gangs, scramblers and e-scooters
01:15 Enforcement failures
02:05 Call for urgent action

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