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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, February 13, 2023

QUESTION NO. 4

QUESTION: Councillor M. Johansson

To ask the Chief Executive to report on the operation of South Dublin Parking Services. Report to include how much was paid to SDPS by SDCC in 2022 and are there any pay structures in place for workers to "incentivise" the issuing of fines (such as commission, reduced working hours or others)?

REPLY:

The Control of Parking Bye Laws 2021 which were made by the Council in May 2021 provide for parking control areas across the county, and PART VIII of the ByeLaws also provides for the general regulation of Parking of Vehicle Restrictions and Prohibitions as set out in S.I 182/1997 Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations, 1997 

Tazbell T/A Parkrite is the current contractor on a recently extended agreement to 31st January 2024. 

(There is a right within the procurement process for SDCC to extend the contract for a further 12 months period to 2025 as per the terms of the contract)

Partrite provide the following services as set out in Schedule B of the contract :

*Enforcement Service,

*Cash Collection,

*Provision of Parking Machines,

*Maintenance of Parking Machine Service.

The cost of the annual contract is €455,116.40 ex. V.A.T.

These is no provision in the contract for workers to "incentivise" the issuing of fines.