Roderic O'Gorman
Question:174. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport the regulations enforcing and protecting disability parking spaces on public roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36972/25]
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As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail and Ports, I am happy to set out the regulations underpinning the use of disabled parking bays on public roads.
Regulation 44 of the Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations 1997 (SI 182/1997), as amended, sets out the statutory requirement to display a valid disabled parking permit in order to be allowed park in a designated disabled bay. A driver who parks in such a bay without a permit risks incurring a penalty of €150.
Under the Road Traffic (Parking in Disabled Person’s Parking Bay) Regulations 2022 (SI 427/2022), it is also an offence for anyone who is not themselves the holder of a disabled parking permit to attempt to use a permit for their own convenience, rather than for the direct benefit of the person to whom the permit was issued. The penalty for this offence is currently set at €200, which is among the highest of all fixed charges for traffic and parking offences.