Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)

I am aware of the vehicle immobilisation regulation Bill 2010 published in August by Fine Gael.

The road traffic legislative code provides for clamping by local authorities or by companies under contract to local authorities as an enforcement tool in respect of parking on the public road or in local authority car parks. However, a fundamental principle under road traffic law is that regulatory provisions apply only to the public road. Clamping of vehicles on private land goes beyond the remit of my Department and I have no proposals to regulate it.

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