Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 37: To ask the Minister for Finance the strategy his Department has to implement the proposed parking levy; the areas which he considers are urban areas; if he plans to end renting car park spaces for public servants in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40250/08]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The levy will apply where employers provide parking facilities for employees in the urban centres of Cork, Dublin, Galway, Limerick and Waterford. The specific areas to which the levy will apply and the date from which the levy will apply will be designated by me by way of Order. This will be done after appropriate consultation has been carried out. I can, however, confirm at this stage that, in accordance with the terms of the legislation, the levy will apply only to areas which are within the administrative areas of the five city councils. While the extent to which car parking is provided in association with Government offices varies, the number of spaces provided is always a fraction of the number of staff serving in the office and there are no immediate proposals to change policy in this regard.