QUESTION: Councillor R. Mannion
To ask the Chief Executive to provide details regarding how much parking enforcement revenue has SDCC collected in the past 5 years - details to be broken down by year, number of fines/tickets issued and the electoral areas these were issued please
REPLY:
The Council generates parking enforcement revenue through application of the Control of Parking Byelaws 2021. This means that there are certain charges applicable for parking in certain areas of application.
These charges relate to parking ticket fees, license and permit fees and suspension of parking meter bays. Revenue is also generated through payment of Fixed Penalty Notice (fines) and payments made through the court service.
The following table outline the overall income received in the past 5 years and the number of fines issued. The information requested is not available on an electoral area basis.
|
Year |
Valid Fines Issued |
Total Income |
|
2020 |
6986 |
€474,395.00 |
|
2021 |
7126 |
€548,727.00 |
|
2022 |
8823 |
€770,461.00 |
|
2023 |
10535 |
€959,667.00 |
|
2024 |
9696 |
€946,399.00 |