Frank O'Rourke (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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209. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the legislation governing the making of pay-parking by-laws by local authorities; the statutory instrument stating that modifications by local authority executives to by-laws must entail a full review; if he will change this statutory instrument to make the changing of these by-laws by local authorities more flexible. [13846/16]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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​The making of pay-parking by-laws by road authorities, under section 36 of the Road Traffic Act 1994, is a reserved function of each authority.

Guidelines issued by the Minister under that section provide assistance to authorities when making pay-parking by-laws, including examples of the structure and content of such by-laws. Where changes are being made to existing by-laws, other than those relating to fees, new by-laws must be made.

This obliges road authorities to consult with the Garda Commissioner, give public notice of the authority's intention to make new by-laws and the consideration of any observations or objections arising from that process. This requirement ensures that any significant changes to pay-parking by-laws are carried out in an open and transparent way, with the public having the opportunity to be involved in the process.

I do not have any plans to alter that requirement.