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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, March 10, 2025

QUESTION NO. 33

QUESTION: Councillor F. Timmons

To ask the Chief Executive for a report on safety parking plans for all local estates within the administrative area of South Dublin County Council.  Report to include how estates can request parking surveys and to recommend parking safety measures.

REPLY:

The management of parking in residential areas can vary depending on the location and type of development.

Parking provision for new residential estates is managed in line with the objectives of the County Development Plan and conditions attached to the grant of permission. Therefore this can lead to a variation in the numbers of car park spaces permitted within different developments, depending on the time of grant of permission and construction.

Parking regulation, whether in a housing estate that has been Taken In Charge, or at an "on" or "off" street public parking area, is currently regulated by the 2021 Council's Control of Parking ByeLaws, the general regulation of Parking of Vehicle Restrictions and Prohibitions Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations, 1997, and Road Traffic Signs Regulations,  all of which ensures parking is orderly and fair.

Parking in "gated" residential areas are usually governed by property management.

There is no existing work programme that provides for a project based safety parking inspection of all residential estates.  Such works are primarily led by requests for signage and road markings received from members of the public, representations made by Elected Members on behalf of residents, notification of incidents etc.   These requests are considered by engineering and technical staff and discussed with Elected Members at the Traffic Management Meetings held regularly.

The statutory duty of this Council, as Road Authority, includes responsibility for the specification, construction and maintenance of road signs and markings and it is necessary to consult with the Gardai before installing any new regulatory sign or marking, or amending existing signage or markings.

To initiate a project based inspection work programme would require significant planning and investment, for both financial and human resources.