E-Scooter Bye-Laws Consultation

Open15 Nov, 2024, 10:00 - 17 Jan, 2025, 16:00

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Metropolitan District of Limerick Draft Limerick City and County Council

Control of Stationless On-Street Shared E-Scooter Hire Services Bye-Laws 2024

Notice is hereby given that Limerick City and County Council proposes to introduce Bye-Laws under Section 199 of the Local Government Act 2001 (as amended) to manage and control the operation of Stationless On-Street Shared E-Scooter Hire Services in respect of the administrative area of the Metropolitan District of Limerick.

The Council has now drawn up Draft Bye-Laws to regulate such operations in the Metropolitan District of Limerick.The Draft Bye-Laws cover the issuing of Operators’ licences, and provide for a permit fee for each individual e-scooter, in addition to specifying certain minimum standards for operators and e-scooter users / customers, together with the ability for the Council to prescribe streets/areas where e-scooters should or should not be deployed.

A copy of the draft Bye-Laws will be available for inspection and/or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, from Friday 15th November 2024 up to and including Friday 20th December 2024 during public opening hours (excluding bank holidays) at:

Limerick City & County Council Offices, Merchant’s Quay, Limerick, V94 EH90 and at

Limerick City & County Council Offices, Dooradoyle Road, Limerick, V94 WV78.

The draft Bye-Laws will also be available for inspection online during the above timeframes at https://mypoint.limerick.ie

Limerick City and County Council will consider all submissions made by any person in relation to the draft Bye-Laws. Submissions may be made:

• In writing to the Travel and Transport Strategy Section, Limerick City & County Council, Corporate Headquarters, Merchants Quay, Limerick V94 EH90

• By email to travelandtransportstrategy@limerick.ie

• Online at https://mypoint.limerick.ie

Submissions must be received on or before 4pm on Friday 17th January 2025.

Signed:

Brian Kennedy,

Director of Services Transportation and Mobility Directorate

Limerick City & County Council,

Merchant’s Quay,

Limerick