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\nSiobhan and Martin Lynch pictured outside Government Buildings earlier this month (File: Collins)<\/p>\n
The mother of a teenage girl who was killed after being struck by a scrambler motorbike in Dublin earlier this year has called on garda\u00ed to “step up” and take new legislation banning the use of such vehicles in public places seriously.<\/p>\n
Siobh\u00e1n Lynch said that she hoped that garda\u00ed would make use of new regulations known as “Grace’s Law” in honour of her daughter.<\/p>\n
“They\u2019re there for a reason,” said Ms Lynch.<\/p>\n
“They\u2019ve (garda\u00ed) got enforcements and we\u2019d like to see them use those enforcements because she shouldn\u2019t have died.”<\/p>\n
Grace Lynch, 16, of Valley Park Road, Finglas was seriously injured after she was struck by a scrambler motorbike at a pedestrian crossing on Rathoath Road, Finglas at approximately 2.20pm on 25 January.<\/p>\n
Ms Lynch, who was a fifth year student at St Michael\u2019s Holy Faith Secondary School in Finglas, was taken to Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown, but died later that evening.<\/p>\n
Speaking following the opening of the inquest into her daughter\u2019s death at Dublin District Coroner\u2019s Court, her mother said: “No one should die at the hands of these things. It\u2019s up to them (garda\u00ed) now to do their job and the ministers to keep their word.”<\/p>\n
Ms Lynch said a comment which stuck with her was one made by a priest at her daughter\u2019s funeral in relation to the “feral youth of society” and how they “will kill or be killed.”<\/p>\n
“Even today, we\u2019re seeing so many more people dying, so many more injuries,” she added.<\/p>\n
During the brief hearing, Ms Lynch gave evidence of formally identifying her daughter\u2019s body to garda\u00ed in a family room at Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown on the evening of her death.<\/p>\n
The inquest heard that a post-mortem confirmed that Grace had died as a result of multiple traumatic injuries due to a road traffic collision.<\/p>\n
Coroner Dr Cr\u00f3na Gallagher granted the application and adjourned the case indefinitely to await the conclusion of the related case before the criminal courts.<\/p>\n
Dr Gallagher explained that a decision on the next steps would be taken at that stage depending on the outcome of the criminal proceedings.<\/p>\n
\nSiobhan and Martin Lynch pictured outside Government Buildings earlier this month (File: Collins)<\/p>\n
The coroner said she would take the wishes of the Lynch family into account too.<\/p>\n
Offering her sympathy to Grace’s parents and other family members, Dr Gallahger remarked: “I\u2019m sure today was a difficult day for you, as has every day since this very tragic death.”<\/p>\n
Speaking after the hearing, Grace’s father, Martin, said attending an inquest into the death of their child was something that no parent wanted to do.<\/p>\n
“What happened inside brings it right back into your mind,” he said.<\/p>\n
Mr Lynch expressed hope that the legal proceedings in relation to his daughter\u2019s death would be over as soon as possible so that his family could “move on.”<\/p>\n
Despite promises from government ministers that they would look at speeding up the process, Mr Lynch accepted it would not happen “straight away.”<\/p>\n
He said people would end up in coroner\u2019s courts as a result of people using scramblers.<\/p>\n
“It shouldn\u2019t happen,” he said.<\/p>\n