COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, June 09, 2025

QUESTION NO. 8

QUESTION: Councillor R. Mannion

To ask the Chief Executive if he has considered increasing the numbers of traffic wardens across South Dublin County Council and expand the areas covered by same, in an effort to address the ongoing illegal parking issues across the county.

REPLY:

There are c 800 public car parking spaces in various locations throughout the county, and Pay and Display Schemes operate on public roads in the villages of Clondalkin, Palmerstown, Rathfarnham, Tallaght, Templeogue, Rathcoole and Lucan.   In addition, Pay and Display Schemes operate in 9 small off-street car parks in Palmerstown, Rathfarnham, Tallaght and Templeogue.

These are managed via the Control of Parking ByeLaws 2021 and the general prohibitions and restrictions on parking as set out in Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations, 1997, and under contract following a public procurement process. Please see ByeLaws attached.

The Service Provider is required to enforce paid parking and other parking regulations in all these areas and on public roads throughout the County. Details of the locations are shown in the ByeLaws.

The current compliment of Traffic Wardens operating through the contract is considered sufficient, having regard to the scale of operations, the physical size of the county, and the budget made available to cover the contract and other ancillary costs. 

It should be noted that An Garda Síochána also have responsibility for breaches of the Traffic and Parking Regulations / illegal parking.