Paul Murphy

They are not appropriate or safe for children and the government should move swiftly to outlaw marketing and sales of e-scooters to under 16s.

Seventeen-year-olds are legally able to drive a car, and yet the Government is now saying that they will not be able to ride an e-scooter.

I hope that some backbenchers defy the whip and vote in line with 77% of the public who want to see hare coursing banned.

We should not as a society, in 2026, be treating beautiful Irish hares in this way for our entertainment.

It's very disappointing that the Government is not going to permit a free vote on stopping the cruelty of hare coursing.

They have been the only ones to suffer any real consequences up to this point.

At the very least people should get a vote. Put it to the people.

In a worst-case scenario, the whole thing might need to be demolished and rebuilt again.