Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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Question 59: To ask the Minister for Transport his policy in relation to the growing problem of larger vehicles parking in residential areas; the measures he will take to combat same; when he will comprehensively update the law in relation to parking; the further measures he will introduce in a newly updated law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24266/07]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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Road authorities already have power under article 38 of the Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations 1997 to apply restrictions on the parking of large vehicles at any location on the public road. It is a matter for each road authority to identify locations where they wish to apply the prohibition on the parking of large vehicles and to identify the weight threshold that would apply an appropriate measure at each location. No road authority has sought any updating or amendment to the 1997 provisions in relation to the parking of large vehicles.

The application and enforcement of parking controls under the road traffic law only applies to public roads which are roads that have been taken in charge by a road authority. The imposition of parking controls in private residential developments is a matter for the management company of that estate to pursue under contract and civil law remedies as applicable.

A road authority has no remit to provide traffic signs and apply parking controls on private property. The Garda Síochána, local authority traffic wardens or clamping immobilisation operators engaged by the local authority have no power to enforce parking on private property. I do not propose to seek to extend the application of the road traffic statutes to private roads i.e. non-public roads.