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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

MOTION NO. 4

MOTION: Councillor W. Lavelle

That this Committee requests the Manager to introduce, with accompanying signage, a 10-minute grace period in Lucan Village for drivers to purchase and display a parking ticket before fines are issued and to further report on the Council’s investigation of complaints by the Lucan Chamber on parking enforcement matters in Lucan Village?

REPORT:

Information signs which state, bi-lingually, “Drivers, please purchase and display a parking ticket within 10 minutes of arrival and "Failure to display a parking ticket may result in a fine” will be installed as this is applied generally to allow those persons who might arrive at a pay station without the correct or any change to obtain some and pay for their parking.

Two cases have been directly reported regarding an unhelpful warden in Lucan, this has been taken up with the parking enforcement contractor and appropriate action has been taken. Several wardens patrol parking in South Dublin and no other wardens have been reported. Complaints of this nature are taken seriously as it is the Council who is being represented and in any case the operation of controlled parking requires the ongoing and general support of residents and traders.