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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, January 14, 2019

QUESTION NO.9

QUESTION: Councillor G. O'Connell

To ask the Chief Executive for a report on the observance or breach of the prohibition on Parking of Trucks in residential areas and to include in the report the number of complaints from residents on such parking during the period Jan - Nov 2018 and if there has been any prosecutions he is aware of for same.

REPLY:

The parking of HGV's with maximum design gross vehicle weight in excess of 7.5t is prohibited in residential areas in South Dublin County Council's Administrative area.

The enforcement of Section 38(1)(a) of the Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) regulations 2012 is a matter for An Garda Siochana.  We are not aware of any prosecutions in this regard. There are no current issues with complaints from residents on such parking.