Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 19 May 1999

Vol. 505 No. 1

Written Answers. - Traffic Wardens.

Richard Bruton

Question:

228 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the terms of the Government decision on the transfer of traffic wardens to Dublin Corporation on whether the staff and function was being transferred. [13314/99]

Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr. O'Donoghue)

The transfer of the traffic warden service to Dublin Corporation will give effect to the Government decision of 26 July 1995, which gives responsibility for traffic management in Dublin to Dublin Corporation. This was recommended to Government by the then Minister for the Environment and Local Government as part of the Dublin Transportation Initiative Plan.

Implicit in the decision to transfer responsibility for the traffic warden service from the Garda Commissioner to Dublin Corporation was that both the staff and function would transfer to the corporation.