Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 November 2009
255 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport if a disabled person’s car sticker will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40366/09]
View answerThe Road Traffic Acts and the Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations, 1997 set the legislative framework for the operation of the Disabled Parking Scheme.
Under the Regulations, the granting of a disabled person's parking permit is a matter for local authorities, the Irish Wheelchair Association and the Disabled Drivers Association. For the purposes of the Scheme, a disabled person is defined as a "person who is suffering from a disability that prevents that person from walking or causes undue hardship to the person in walking". Eligibility criteria have been agreed with the issuing authorities based on the legislative definition.
