Carrick-on-Suir people urged to check out draft parking bye-laws and submit their views

The people of Carrick-on-Suir have been urged to check out proposed new parking bye-laws for the town now on public display and submit their views on them to Tipperary County Council before the deadline of February 27.

Carrick-on-Suir Municipal District’s Cathaoirleach Cllr David Dunne issued the appeal to the residents of his hometown at the January meeting of the district’s councillors at Carrick Town Hall where the draft parking bye-laws for the town and entire county are on public display for inspection until February 13.

The deadline for lodging submissions about the draft Tipperary County Council Harmonised Parking Bye-Laws is February 27.

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The proposed bye-laws include changes to parking charges and permits and parking zones in nine towns across the county and the distribution of parking revenue in the county.

"I just want to appeal to the general public to take on board the potential changes and engage with the process.”

The Sinn Féin councillor said Carrick-on-Suir is the only town in the district where parking charges apply.

He pointed out when the new bye-laws are enacted there will be fundamental changes to the way parking is done.

He highlighted there will be changes to the price of parking permits. The bye-laws propose, for example, increasing the yearly cost for a residential parking permit in Carrick from €12.30 to €40.

“We get a lot of complaints about people parking in their areas all day but if we bring that area into a zoned (parking) area then residents have to have a residential permit and the traffic warden will have to identify the people who are meant to be there and people not meant to be there. It’s a little bit of a carrot and stick approach,” he explained.

Cllr Dunne advised the public and councillors to go onto the Tipperary County Council website where the proposed parking bye-laws can be viewed and read up on them.

“I am asking you to go onto the Tipperary County Council website and read up on it. There is an onus on councillors to get this right.”

He appealed to the public not to leave it too late to put forward their views on the bye-law changes to the council.

“Don’t leave it until after the fact and then go on social media and make a big rant. Please engage with the process. Don’t be led by the herd mentality on social media,” he added.

In south Tipperary, the draft parking bye-laws are on public display in Tipperary County Council’s Civic Offices in Clonmel, Carrick Municipal District’s Offices at Carrick Town Hall, New St., Carrick-on-Suir and Tipperary Cahir Cashel Municipal District Offices, Rosanna Road, Tipperary, between 9.30am and 5.30pm from Monday to Friday up until and including February 13.

They can also be viewed on the Tipperary County Council website.

Submissions in relation to the draft Bye-Laws may be made in writing to the council’s Director of Roads Services Liam Brett at Tipperary County Council Civic Offices, Limerick Road, Nenagh or by email to parkingbyelaws@tipperarycoco.ie no later than 4.30pm on Friday, February 27.

The council says submissions received will be taken into consideration before making of the bye-laws by Tipperary County Council.

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