COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM / TEMPLEOGUE / FIRHOUSE / BOHERNABREENA AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, September 12, 2023

MOTION NO.13

MOTION: Councillor D. McManus

That this area committee requests the Chief Executive to examine the operation of all pay & display parking machines in Rathfarnham Village, the number in operation, how some can become out of order and repairs needed, and if the machine opposite AIB on Main Street is functional?

REPORT:

The following are the locations for the parking meter machines in Rathfarnham:

41 – Opposite AIB other side of road, working fine

44 – Main St,  working fine 

49 – Old Butterfield Ave / Main Street, working fine.

58 – Outside St. VDP/ COI, working fine.

62 – Outside AIB Main Street, working fine

64 – Outside The Haven / Top Main Street, working fine.

63 – Main Street, working fine

There are various reason why machines can become "out of order" including coin/ paper jams, battery issues, signal failures, user errors etc. 

Park Rite is the Council's contractors for the provision of managed car parking services throughout the county, and this contract includes the Maintenance of all P&D machines throughout the county.  The contractor endeavours to fix these faults as soon as possible.   Meter faults are repaired within 3 hours of notification of fault by the contractor.

The Council initiated a parking meter replacement programme as part of the managed car parking contract (Provision of parking machines - replacement programme).  Two (44 and 49) of the seven machines are now new. These new machines are solar operated, and have the facility to pay by card, coin and there is also an online payment facility using the parking app Parking Tag.