Toy shops should stop selling e-scooters immediately, according to the Tánaiste.
Simon Harris says new laws curbing access are on the way but there needs to be parental and societal responsibility as well.
A ban for under 18s is coming, along with requirements to have a licence to use an e-scooter.
Adults will have to register and get tax and insurance to use one, while high visibility gear and helmets will also be required from next month.
In the meantime, the Tanaiste said certain retailers, including toy shops, need to stop selling e-scooters.
"We should be telling these shops to stop selling them, they need to stop immediately.
"There's just too much reliance of this 'when is this new law going to be passed', we're going to pass the law, we're fully committed to it, and we've things to do.
"But there's also things that are just right and wrong, and buying you're child an e-scooter is just wrong."
There's been mixed reaction to the ban, with the Dublin Commuter Coalition claiming the new rules will leave thousands of commuters with few practical alternatives.
It says workers who rely on e-scooters to travel between appointments, including carers and cleaners, could be among the hardest hit, while warning the changes may lead to more traffic on already congested roads.
The group says the measures risk undoing years of progress in encouraging people to switch from cars to more sustainable forms of transport.
