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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE (2)

Monday, March 26, 2012

MOTION NO. 7

MOTION: Councillor C. King

That this Committee calls on the Manager to provide a detailed report on progress made in relation to the agreed consultation with residents in the cul de sac in the vicinity of 125 Watergate Estate where residents are experiencing ongoing difficulties with park users obstructing residents driveways and the roadway. That this Committee further notes that this issue has been the subject of two previous motions and discussions and a number of Traffic Management Meetings with no contact with residents being made despite commitments given and the prospect of the matter becoming a bigger issue during the spring and summer months. 

REPORT:

Council officials met with the owners of this property on Wednesday afternoon the 14th March 2012 to discuss parking issues at this location. The residents indicated that their cul-de-sac is used on a regular basis by motorists wishing to access the playground in Sean Walsh Park which has pedestrian access from this cul-de-sac. They also stated that some of these motorists in parking on the public road park in such a manner as to block access to their driveway.  They were informed that the blocking of a driveway is an offence under Article 36(2)(g) of the Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations, 1997. The enforcement of this legislation is a matter for the Gardai.  At the time of inspection there was no vehicle parked in front of this premises.