Peadar Tóibín

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Today with David McCullagh · The Gathering · 4 Sep 2026 podcast

I want regl now I I don't think you necessarily have to go into the the motorised uh vehicle element of the law.

I think you can create a new um category within the legislation to say that it could have uh registration plates without them being in the same category as a motorbike or a car.

And just to make it

Yeah, like I I I I I would first of all see how it works.

E bikes are not the same threats as e scooters uh uh uh currently in terms of head injuries and and well that's what the statistics are showing us.

But like it's it's just so frustrating that's

So I understand how the insurance becomes a problem.

And then if you do have to have insurance for the transport, it bec it literally bans it for a certain age cohort because it becomes impossible for a young person to get insurance for that.

So I'm saying that there should be a middle specification for these that is not in the same category as a motorbike or a car, but still necessitates a registration plate.

Because with the helmets, you will never be able to identify an individual on a scooter.

And once the person's

out of sight, it isn't possible then to track them after that.

Yeah, I I think it was a big mistake by the uh British

But you

So the Good Friday Agreement is probably one of the most successful peace peace accords in internationally.

So and at the heart of that is that the people of the North of Ireland would self determine their future.

And the the the particular clause says that when the British Secretary of State recognises that there is a majority, then there will be a referendum.

So it actually puts the the the the let's say the the mechanism as where the the people are at.

So, not exactly where the Prime Minister or the Secretary of State are at.

And that's an important nuance in those terms.

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