Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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Question 100: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if he will support the case of a person (details supplied). [27764/10]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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I assume that the person to whom the Deputy is referring has applied to the local authority for a casual trading licence.

Casual Trading which is the selling of goods in public places is governed by the Casual Trading Act, 1995. However, selling goods "to a person at a place where he resides or carries on business" is specifically excluded from the scope of the Act. Under the Act the regulation of casual trading is the responsibility of the local authority in whose functional area the trading takes place. Local authorities regulate casual trading under bye laws issued by them under the Act. The allocation of licences under the Act is a day to day matter for the relevant local authority and I have no direct responsibility for the matter.