Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan has said that he believes that measures to control the use of scrambler motorbikes can be enacted.
He told the Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration that he understands that the Department of Transport has engaged with An Garda Síochána to ensure that upcoming measures are "enforceable".
"[There] is no reason as to why the legislation and regulations can't be commenced and enacted," he said.
The proposal, which he said he has discussed with the Taoiseach, is that "scrambler bikes wouldn't be outlawed, but the use of scrambler bikes on public roads and public parks would be outlawed".
But he warned "we still have the same issue in terms of enforceability".
Earlier, the Taoiseach and Tánaiste said the Government will focus on tightening up laws around scrambler bikes.
Both said they were moved by the words of the mother of 16-year-old Grace Lynch, who died after she was struck by a scrambler motorbike on the Ratoath Road in Finglas on Sunday.
Speaking on his way into this morning's Cabinet meeting, Taoiseach Micheál Martin said he wanted to express his deepest sympathies to Grace's family.
He said there were no words to console them "in respect of their devastating loss having lost their beautiful daughter".
The Taoiseach said he would be "engaging with ministers to ensure that anything and everything has to be done will be done to remove these scramblers from our public roads".
He said he was involved with the original legislation regarding scrambler bikes and that "in my view all aspects of that legislation and all regulation should be signed as quickly as possible and dealt with."
He said scrambler bikes do not need to be on public roads.
Tánaiste Simon Harris said it was an "extraordinary tragedy" and that he thought the whole country was moved last night when they saw Grace's mother speak during a memorial walk for her daughter.
"Our hearts go out to Grace Lynch’s family and the community that rallied behind Grace’s family last night," Mr Harris said, adding that the laws around scrambler bikes need to be tightened up.
"There were many seized [by gardaí] last year but that it will be the Government's focus now on tightening up the laws"
Mr Harris said it is really important now that there is a focus on the full implementation on what is very robust piece of legislation and that it will be a priority for the Minister for Justice and for the Government.
He said there was some success with the legislation already in terms of seizures of scrambler bikes and that some of them can serve a certain purpose: "I think most people in this country have a view that scramblers can serve a role in a certain workplace, such as a farm."
But he said in many communities scrambler bikes are used as a "tool of intimidation".
Minister Harris said the legislation needs to differentiate between those two things.
"Somebody using a scrambler for work on a farm or in a rural community is one thing. A very different to what we are seeing scramblers now used for, being frank, they are used to bring intimidation and fear into communities as well."
Sinn Féin has said the law around scrambler bikes should be strengthened and any confusion around drones following the bikes needs to be clarified.
Waterford TD David Cullinane said the issue appeared to be more about enforcement of existing laws and he said the Minister for Justice must act to ensure gardaí are equipped to deal with this issue.
Green Party leader Roderic O'Gorman said the Government already has the power to restrict or prohibit certain types of vehicles.
The Dublin West TD said the Minister for Transport previously indicated that regulations were being prepared in this area and he said it was essential these regulations are brought in quickly.
"All of these vehicles have uses but when they are abused, they can cause injury and can cause death. We know that Grace Lynch is not the first person to die from the abuse of these vehicles," he said.
The Labour Party, meanwhile, called for an immediate freeze on the use of all scrambler bikes across the country.
Dublin Central TD Marie Sherlock said a "clear and comprehensive strategy" had to be put in place during the proposed freeze.
She called for more garda checkpoints and for all scramblers to be confiscated during the freeze.
She added: "I understand that some in the farming community rely on scramblers, but the reality is that lives are being put at risk every day. A temporary freeze is desperately needed while legislation and the Garda approach are properly worked out.
"Gardaí have been clear with me about the difficulties they face, particularly where many of those using scramblers, e-bikes and e-scooters are under 18. That complexity cannot be an excuse for inaction."
