Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 494: To ask the Minister for Transport the regulations in force governing the setting down of double yellow lines in estates not taken in charge by the local authority; the regulations which allow parking infringements in such circumstances to be enforced by private parking enforcement staff; if Gardaí may enforce such infringements; and if he will provide information available to him on the way parking in private estates is regulated. [35564/06]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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I have no remit in relation to the regulation of parking on roads that have not been taken in charge in private residential estates.

The road traffic statutes and regulations provide for the application of parking controls and restrictions on public roads and in public car parks. A road authority has no power to provide traffic signs, including on-road markings, on roads that have not been taken into charge.

The Garda Síochána and traffic wardens or persons authorized by local authorities are only conferred with powers to enforce the parking law provisions that are applied under the road traffic statutes.

Decisions in relation to the provision of any lines or other signs on non-public roads and the methods deployed to ensure compliance with any requirements regarding use are matters for any estate management company and the occupiers of the property.