Data reveals number of e-scooter fines in past two years
There have been 38 fines issued to non-compliant e-scooter riders in the Mayo/Roscommon/Longford Garda Division over the past two years,
The data - from May 20, 2024 to April 30, 2026 - was published by Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan in response to a series of parliamentary questions from Sinn Féin TD Mark Ward.
Almost half of the 1,694 fixed charge notices were issued in the Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR), according to the figures from the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration. Some 81 fixed charge penalty notices were issued to e-scooter riders in Galway while just 20 fines were issued in the Sligo/Leitrim Division.
More than 800 e-scooters were seized by gardaí last year as part of a clampdown on the illegal use of the vehicles.
“Gardaí have significant legislative powers to combat the antisocial and dangerous misuse of e-scooters, e-bikes and scramblers and other such vehicles, and I am assured that An Garda Síochána continues to adopt a proactive approach in addressing this issue,” stated Minister O’Callaghan.
The use of e-scooters has been raised by councillors in Mayo previously.
“Most people behave in a sensible manner, but there are some who use the footpaths and travel at ridiculous speeds on footpaths which are for pedestrian activity,” said Cllr Damien Ryan at meeting of Mayo County Council’s Roads Strategic Policy Committee. “It's only a matter of time until we have serious fatalities if it's allowed to continue. At the end of the day, it is an enforcement issue,” he added.
Chairperson of the committee, Fianna Fáil Cllr Annie May Reape, described e-scooters as "the worst things to have been introduced".
In March this year, the Mayo Roads Policing Unit detected and stopped an e-scooter travelling at a speed of 36km/h. The rider, who continued to drive in the middle of the road in an erratic manner, was found to be intoxicated.
