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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

QUESTION NO. 21

QUESTION: Councillor G. O'Connell

"To ask the Manager to ensure that the parking conditions attached to the Nursing Home at Auteevin are enforced as the roads in the surrounding areas are regularly littered with vehicles that pose a fire and safety hazard in respect of the residential homes in the area?"

REPLY:

There are 22 parking spaces in the grounds of the nursing home.

Ardeevin is primarily a residential area and staff from the nursing home also utilise the road for parking. This is to be expected on a public road in proximity to work locations in an urban area. It is not possible to retain parking for residents only on the public highway. 

Any parking prohibitions such as double yellow lines or time restricted single yellow lines will displace existing parking vehicles and in all likelihood will have a direct affect on residents parking arrangements. An extensive installation of Double Yellow Lines is not therefore  recommended due to difficulties this may cause for residents.

Specific locations such as at junctions where parking is not permissible in order to provide a safe location to make turning manoeuvres can be reinforced by  the provision of Double Yellow Lines. The location will be monitored and a report will be presented to the next Traffic Management Meeting.