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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF CLONDALKIN, NEWCASTLE, RATHCOOLE, SAGGART AND BRITTAS AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, September 17, 2025

QUESTION NO. 10

QUESTION: Councillor S. O'Hara

To ask the Chief Executive to consider repainting the disabled parking bay outside the Brittas Community Centre in blue, to ensure it is clearly identifiable and more visible to all road users.

REPLY:

I attach a copy of the Department of Transport (DOT) Traffic Signs Manual which contains details of how to mark and sign a Mobility Impaired (MI) parking space.  On page 7/52, and paragraph 7.6.14, it says that the wheelchair symbol must be applied to the parking bay, an accompanying mobility impaired sign on a pole must be installed.  Also it recommends that drop kerbs are installed to aid accessibility.  Drop kerbs have been installed at the MI parking space in Brittas.

The DOT Traffic Signs Manual goes on to say that blue marking "may" be applied to the MI parking bay.  Marking the blue colouring within the bay is not obligatory.  Therefore, no blue colouration was applied to the mobility impaired parking space.  The current MI parking bay complies with the current traffic signs manual specification.  South Dublin County Council believe that the MI parking bay is sufficiently visible, signed and marked in accordance with the current design guidance.