Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Question 39: To ask the Minister for Transport and the Marine when he will update the law in relation to parking. [17891/07]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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The Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations 1997 are kept under on-going review in my Department and have been revised on five occasions over the intervening years to address new circumstances.

Proposals for amendments that are received in my Department are examined on their merits and feed into an ongoing review of the regulatory measures. Not only are the provisions for parking in secondary legislation kept under review but this applies also to the enabling scope of primary legislation. In this regard, the Roads Bill 2007 that is scheduled for debate in the Dáil, contains new legislative proposals to address the particular problem of parking congestion that is experienced by local residents in the vicinity of large stadia venues on match or event dates.

If the Deputy has any specific aspect of parking law in mind for updating he should forward details of the proposals to my department for consideration.