Vol. 561 No. 4
397 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Transport the procedures involved in the banning of heavy goods vehicles from parking on public roads in housing estates, including the requirements of county councils to bring in such directives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4542/03]
The Road (Traffic and Parking) Regulations, 1997 give local authorities the power to apply restrictions to heavy goods vehicles from entering particular public roads or areas. Article 17 of these regulations provides that where the approachable traffic sign is provided at the entrance to a road, the driver of a vehicle, the unladen weight of which exceeds the weight specified on the sign, is prohibited from proceeding beyond the sign except where it is necessary for the vehicle to enter a road solely for the purpose of gaining access to or egress from premises accessible only from that road. The application of such restrictions is a matter for each local authority.
Enforcement of the traffic and parking regulations is a matter for the Garda Síochána and local authority traffic wardens.
