COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, April 12, 2021

QUESTION NO.28

QUESTION: Councillor D. Richardson

To ask the manager how many sites that have been identified as suitable locations for the sale of coffee/ice cream from mobile catering vans in the county. And can the manager clarify the procedure for application for a license and criteria for awarding and who makes the decisions for sites and applications & procedures for a fair completion.

REPLY:

Casual Trading means selling goods at a place (including a public road) to which the public have access as of right and any other place that is a designated Casual Trading Area. 

Casual Trading is regulated by the South Dublin County Council Casual Trading Bye-Laws 2016. It is an offence to trade without a Casual Trade Licence and anyone wishing to engage in Casual Trading within the administrative area of South Dublin County Council must therefore apply to the Council for a Casual Trading Licence.

Casual Trading is divided into designated Casual Trading Areas and Event Trading with appropriate fees payable, and casual trading is prohibited in areas other than those designated in the South Dublin County Council Casual Trading Bye-Laws 2016.

Casual Trading licences are granted for periods of one year, each year commencing on 1st January. The costs vary with location and are set out as per the First Schedule attached, also online at; https://www.sdcc.ie/en/services/business/casual-trading/casual-trading-first-schedule-amended.pdf

Where multiple applications for a single trading area are received in accordance with the provisions of the bye laws, then the licence is awarded by way of a lottery, as per the provisions of the bye laws.