An e-scooter ban across public transport is a temporary measure and will be reviewed, the Transport Minister has said.
Public transport operators are prohibiting e-scooters from today "to help prevent the risk of combustion on board buses and trains", according to the National Transport Authority.
The NTA says the guidance is because of "safety concerns in relation to many lithium-ion batteries which are commonplace in such devices."
Transport Minister Eamon Ryan told Newstalk he wants to clarify one aspect of the ban.
"One point on that - because I just heard a lot of people talking about this - it is a temporary measure," he said.
"We believe that the legislation we introduced last year will see the standards of e-scooters improving.
"So that review that the NTA have committed to - in my mind - will see a return to e-scooters on our public transport at a later date when it's safe to do so."
'A temporary measure'
Minister Ryan said as standards improve the ban will be reviewed.
"We had to adhere to the safety advice," he said.
"In this interim period, while those regulations kick in and the standards improve, people should not carry e-scooters on public transport.
"That will be something we can and will regulate and manage but it is a temporary measure.
"It will, in my mind, be reviewed when the impacts of the legislation kicks in".
On reports of non-enforcement of the ban today, Minister Ryan added: "On the first day of any new measure there's always going to be instances [of non-enforcement]".
