Dominic Hannigan (Meath East, Labour)
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Question 508: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the regulations that govern ice cream vans; if they are county council bye laws or national legislation; if a person is making a complaint against the proprietor of an ice cream van the governing authority other than the owner of the van that is responsible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28262/12]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I have to inform the Deputy that my Department has no role in overseeing the regulations that govern the operation of ice-cream vans. However, I understand that the legislation which establishes the regime for the regulation of selling goods in public places is the Casual Trading Act 1995. Section 2 (1) of this Act defines casual trading as "selling goods at a place (including a public road) to which the public have access as of right or any other place that is a casual trading area". Casual trading is regulated by the 88 Local Authorities who have the legal capacity to make bye laws under the Act.