Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 March 2007
467 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Transport the regulations regarding the operators licence for commercial vehicles or buses; if holders of such licences are obliged to have adequate parking facilities for their vehicle; if they are in breach of their licence by parking such vehicles in a dangerous manner in residential estates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11109/07]
Amharc ar fhreagraSection 11 (1) of the Road Transport Act, 1999, provides that the holder of a Road Transport Operator's licence must have adequate parking spaces and operating premises in the State for the vehicles, lorries and buses being operated under their licence.
Section 11 (2) provides that this does not apply in respect of a person who held a licence on the day immediately preceding the commencement date on which section 11 (1) came into operation until the expiration of three years after that date.
As section 11(1) commenced on 30th September 2005 the expiration period finishes on 29th September 2008.
Enforcement of the law on these matters is one for the Garda Síochána.
468 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for Transport the statutory basis for the establishment of HGV parking bans by local authorities; the definition of a HGV used; and if this provision can also be made for large buses. [11230/07]
Amharc ar fhreagraArticle 38 of the Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations, 1997 provides for restrictions on the parking of large vehicles, including HGVs and buses. The article provides that where a no-parking sign, accompanied by an information plate, containing the symbol of a large vehicle and indicating a specified unladen weight, is in place, a vehicle which exceeds that unladen weight cannot be parked. This restriction continues until a traffic sign is encountered indicating that the prohibition has ended.
The application of this kind of restriction on an area or other basis is a matter for individual local authorities.
