Tony Gregory (Dublin Central, Independent)

I thank the Minister for his reply. He refers to parking problems around Croke Park. Does he appreciate the seriousness of the issue for the communities in that area? They are closed off and shut down on major event or match days in Croke Park. People cannot get access to their homes. This is in dramatic contrast to the clinical traffic management witnessed around the K Club for the recent golfing event there. There is absolute chaos around Croke Park and the residents are the main victims.

I welcome the Minister's remarks and acknowledge that there are other circumstances in other urban areas where residents are demanding residents only parking because of commuter traffic and so on. This is a major issue for people in the cities. Can the Minister give us a timeframe for the process he is putting in place? How long does he envisage that this will be with the Attorney General? It is some months since the Minister indicated in a written reply to me that the matter was going to the Attorney General and it is still with him. Will the Minister give some sort of timeframe and say whether he is committed to trying to address this issue in the public consultation process to which he refers?

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