288. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to an anomaly in the rules regarding driving tests for persons who drive scooters which means that they are compelled to drive a motorbike rather than a scooter during their driving test to secure a full licence; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are major differences between scooters and motorbikes in design and operation, including in acceleration mechanisms and power and distance between wheel base and tyres which require differing methods of manoeuvring at different speeds; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this rule puts scooter drivers at an unfair disadvantage as they will be required to hire a motorbike for the driving test to hold a licence to drive a scooter; and his plans to rectify this as a matter of urgency so that no unnecessary barriers are placed in front of those who wish to hold a full licence. [12576/14]

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288. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to an anomaly in the rules regarding driving tests for persons who drive scooters which means that they are compelled to drive a motorbike rather than a scooter during their driving test to secure a full licence; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are major differences between scooters and motorbikes in design and operation, including in acceleration mechanisms and power and distance between wheel base and tyres which require differing methods of manoeuvring at different speeds; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this rule puts scooter drivers at an unfair disadvantage as they will be required to hire a motorbike for the driving test to hold a licence to drive a scooter; and his plans to rectify this as a matter of urgency so that no unnecessary barriers are placed in front of those who wish to hold a full licence. [12576/14]

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