Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 April 2011
443 Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to regulate off street private car parking, which often results in penal clamping charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6597/11]
View answerThe programme for Government commits to the introduction of legislation to regulate the clamping industry. Current legislation on clamping relates only to clamping on-street or in local authority car parks and applies only to local authority clampers or to private companies acting under contract as agents of local authorities. This leaves the whole area of clamping on private land unregulated. I have asked my Department to examine options related to the regulation of the private clamping industry and I hope to be in a position to advance the matter shortly. The Deputy will note that legislation in this area forms part of the Government's legislative programme, as published today. If the Deputy has particular views on the shape such legislation should take, I will be happy to take them on board.
