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.