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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, November 14, 2016

MOTION NO.8

MOTION: Councillor C. McCann

This Council calls on the Chief Executive to make amendments to the bye law regarding jurisdiction of motor bikes/scramblers in South Dublin County parks to give the Gardaí stronger powers in dealing with the ongoing problems we are experiencing County wide.

REPORT:

The use of Scramblers, Quads, and other mechanically propelled bikes in our Public Parks and Public Open Spaces is prohibited under the Council's Parks & Open spaces ByeLaws 2011, and discussions have been ongoing with An Gardaí Síochana in relation to this illegal activity.

Direction from the Office of the Attorney General to whom the Gardaí have referred the issue of definition of ‘public place’ and whether or not Gardaí can use Section 41 of the Road Traffic Act 1994 for public parks and open spaces is awaited.

It is proposed to include a review of the Council's Parks & Open Spaces ByeLaws 2011 in the 2017 Environment Climate Change & Water SPC Programme of Works.  The review will consider the appropriateness for the ByeLaws' effective application, operation and enforcement, and generally to achieve the purposes for which they were made.