Shane Moynihan
Question:769. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of e-scooters which were seized by An Garda Síochána across the country in 2024. [63333/25]
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Questions (769, 770, 771, 772, 773, 774, 775, 776, 777, 778)
Shane Moynihan
Question:770. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of e-scooters which were seized by An Garda Síochána in Dublin in 2024. [63334/25]
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Question:771. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of e-scooters which were seized by An Garda Síochána across the country to date in 2025. [63335/25]
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Question:772. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of e-scooters which were seized by An Garda Síochána in Dublin to date in 2025. [63336/25]
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Question:773. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of e-scooters which were seized from persons under 16 years of age in 2024. [63337/25]
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Question:774. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of e-scooters which were seized from persons under 16 years of age to date in 2025. [63338/25]
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Question:775. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of e-scooters that were seized by An Garda Síochána in 2024 linked to criminal activity. [63339/25]
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Question:776. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of e-scooters that were seized by An Garda Síochána to date in 2025 linked to criminal activity. [63340/25]
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Question:777. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of e-scooters which were seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63341/25]
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Question:778. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of e-scooters which were seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63342/25]
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 769, 770, 771, 772, 773, 774, 775, 776, 777 and 778 together.
Below is a yearly breakdown of the number of incidents in which an e-scooter was detained or seized by Gardaí since 1 January 2024.
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|
2024 |
2025 |
Total |
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Nationwide |
326 |
744 |
1,070 |
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Dublin region |
227 |
537 |
764 |
Figures are based on incidents occurring from 1 January 2024 to 13 November 2025, inclusive. All information is based upon operational data from the PULSE system as was available on 14 November 2025 and is subject to change.
"Vehicles detained incidents" include, but are not limited to, those detained under S41 of the Road Traffic Act.
"Vehicles seized incidents" refers to instances where Gardaí seize property and can include items that are the proceeds of crime, items of evidence in the investigation of a crime, or vehicles for technical examination.
I am further informed by Garda authorities that data recorded on PULSE for vehicle seizures or detentions are generally non-crime incidents and will tend to not have a recording for an offender’s age. Given that recording varies across the range of incident types, person associations with incidents/vehicles and whether an incident was crime or non-crime, An Garda Síochána is unable to provide data on the number of e-scooters seized from persons under 16 years of age.
The Garda authorities have confirmed that there were 52 incidents in 2024 and 67 incidents to date in 2025 where the detention or seizures of an e-scooter was linked to a crime incident other than those related to road traffic offences.
I have further been advised that the Criminal Assets Bureau have not seized any e-scooters in 2024 and 2025 to date.
Question No. 770 answered with Question No. 769.