Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)

It depends which way one looks at it. The first part of the Deputy's proposal would have the effect of denying an authorised Luas staff member the power to clamp a vehicle which is in breach of by-laws or is otherwise causing a danger or nuisance. I note the Deputy is agreeable to such vehicle being towed away and clamped in another location as this is provided for in the subsequent paragraph. I do not see any reason to deny Luas personnel the flexibility to clamp the vehicle where it is parked rather than tow it and clamp it elsewhere. The second part of the Deputy's proposal would reduce the cost of on-the-spot fines for specified offences from €100 to €60. They should not be reduced to less than €60. A vehicle could block the Luas line, which the driver would want to move, and that could be clamped while a vehicle parked near a Luas line could be clamped but not necessarily moved.

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