Roads and Transport

Accessible Footpaths and Crossings

Local authorities may provide tactile paving on public footpaths, streets and crossings in urban areas to make them safe for people with disabilities.

Authorised Weighbridges

Local authorities may operate weighbridges where commercial goods vehicles can get a valid weigh docket to accompany a motor tax application.

Cycle Parking

Local authorities may provide on street cycle parking facilities in designated areas.

Drainage from Public Roads Enforcement

Local authorities may take action against landowners who do not take reasonable steps to let water drain from a public road onto their land or who let water, soil or other materials escape from their land onto a public road.

Footpath Dishing Permission

You must apply to the local authority for permission to lower the level of a footpath to allow vehicles to enter your property.

Road Signs

Local authorities provide and maintain road signs on local and regional roads.

Roadworks Management

Local authorities coordinate and manage roadworks to reduce their impact on traffic flow and maintain public safety.

Speed Limit Setting Consultation

Local authorities may set special speed limits near built-up areas, schools and housing estates to improve road safety for all road users. You can have an input into the proposed speed limits through consultation.

Taxi Ranks

Local authorities, together with other agencies, provide and manage taxi ranks by planning their location, deciding on their size and hours of operation, and overseeing their use.

Tree and Hedge Cutting Enforcement

Local authorities may require landowners to cut trees, shrubs, hedges and other vegetation on their lands that interferes with the safe use of a public road or footpath. Local authorities may take action against landowners.

Abnormal Load Permit

You must apply to the local authority for a permit if you want to transport heavy or wide loads on public roads.

Bus Stop Use Permission

Bus or coach operators must apply to the local authority for permission to use an existing or proposed bus or coach stop location.

Car Club Permit

Licenced car club operators must apply to the local authority for a permit for car club vehicles.

Commercial Parking Permit

You can apply to the local authority for a permit to park on streets or in car parks in designated areas near your business.

Heavy Goods Vehicle Permit

You must apply to the local authority for a permit to deliver or collect a heavy load from a premises or construction site within restricted areas.

Residential Parking Permit

Residents can apply to the local authority for a permit to park in designated parking areas near their home.

Road Opening Licence

You must apply to the local authority if you want to open a section of public road, footpath or associated grass verge to carry out work.

Suspension of Parking Bay Permit

You must apply to the local authority for a permit if you want to temporarily put a skip or mobile appliance in a parking place or erect hoarding or scaffolding on a public road.

Temporary Road Closure Request

You must apply to the local authority if you want to temporarily close a road to facilitate building works, store materials, erect hoarding, fencing or scaffolding or place a crane or hoist on the road.

Visitor Parking Permit

Residents can apply to the local authority for a permit for their visitor to park in designated parking areas near their home.

Disabled Parking Bays

Local authorities may provide designated parking bays for drivers or drivers of passengers with a disability permit.

Loading Bays

Local authorities may provide loading bays to let commercial goods vehicles load or unload deliveries to commercial premises during designated hours.

Park and Ride Facilities

Local authorities, together with public transport providers, may provide park and ride facilities so that people can park their car in a designated car park and transfer to public transport.

Parking Fine Appeal

You can appeal a parking fine to the local authority or to a private operator if they have issued a parking fine on behalf of the local authority.

Public Car Parks

Local authorities may provide public car parks where drivers can pay to park.

Street Parking Enforcement

Local authorities may take action against drivers who park illegally, do not display a valid parking ticket, permit or motor tax disc, or do not pay required parking charges.

Traffic Calming Measures Consultation

You can comment on or object to a local authority about its proposal to install or remove traffic calming measures such as road signs, road markings, bollards, modified road surfaces, speed ramps and speed cushions.

Traffic Calming Schemes

Local authorities may provide traffic calming measures such as signs, road markings, bollards, modified road surfaces, speed ramps and cushions to reduce speed rates and increase road safety.

Traffic CCTV Management

Local authorities may install CCTV cameras on streets in urban areas to monitor traffic flow, congestion and road safety.

Traffic Control Centres

Local authorities may operate control centres to monitor traffic volume and flow in urban areas.

Traffic Lights

Local authorities may provide traffic lights to manage traffic flow and improve road safety.

Traffic Management Support

Local authorities may provide traffic management support for public events such as road closures, road signage, traffic cones and barriers, and designated parking areas.

Traffic Signal Fault Reporting

You can report faulty traffic signals such as traffic lights, push buttons and push button audio faults to the local authority.

Traffic Updates Information

Local authorities may provide traffic updates to the public such as traffic incidents, accidents, congestion, delays, restrictions and detours.

Vehicle Clamping Fee Appeal

You can appeal a vehicle clamping fee to a private operator if they have clamped your vehicle on behalf of a local authority.

Bridge Maintenance

Local authorities carry out maintenance works on bridges such as minor repairs, structural and remedial works.

Footpath Maintenance

Local authorities maintain public footpaths by repairing damaged surfaces, broken kerbs and loose brickwork.

Road Markings Maintenance

Local authorities maintain, repaint and replace road markings on public roads such as broken, continuous and double lines, cats' eyes, box junctions and pedestrian crossings.

Road Surface Marking Request

You can request the local authority to repaint faded road markings or provide new markings such as stop lines, double yellow lines and box junctions.

Roads Winter Maintenance

Local authorities operate winter road maintenance programmes such as salting and gritting during severe weather.

Collision Prevention Programme

Local Authorities, together with An Garda Síochána (national police) may run collision preventions programmes to identify and make safe locations where frequent accidents have occurred.

Electronic Speed Signs

Local authorities may provide electronic speed signs to warn drivers if they have exceeded the speed limit.

Low Cost Accident Scheme

Local authorities may carry out road safety improvement works at single sites or on a road where the site or road has been the location of accidents or near misses causing injury.

Road Emergency Response

Local authorities may attend emergencies on public roads such as road traffic accidents, oil spills, loose animals or fallen debris, walls or fences.

Road Safety Initiatives

Local authorities run road safety initiatives to promote and raise awareness of safer road use.

Road Safety Materials

Local authorities may provide road safety materials such as high visibility vests, arm bands, reflectors and cycle lights to the public.

School Crossings

Local authorities may engage school traffic wardens to operate school crossings and help children cross public roads safely on their way to and from school.

School Warning Lights

Local authorities may provide warning lights near schools to alert motorists to reduce speed and improve road safety.

Community Involvement Scheme

Local authorities may support local residents and landowners to restore regional and local roads which serve their properties. Residents and landowners must pay a contribution to the restoration works.

Local Improvement Scheme

Local authorities may provide support to groups of local residents and landowners for the restoration of non public local roads serving their properties. Residents and landowners must pay a community contribution to the restoration works.

Road Schemes

Local authorities operate and manage projects to improve road networks such as road construction, restoration, reinstatement, realignment, resurfacing and safety improvements.

Park 'n' Stride Initiative

Local authorities, together with An Taisce and local schools and businesses, may operate the park and stride scheme to encourage parents to park free of charge in designated car parks while they walk their children to school.

Sustainable Transportation Programme

Local authorities, together with the National Transport Authority, support sustainable public transport by providing bus corridors and services, cycle routes and walkways.

Sustainable Travel Initiatives

Local authorities may run initiatives such as National Bike Week, Mobility Week, Car Free Day and the Pedometer Challenge to promote sustainable travel.

Flood Barrier Grant Scheme

Local authorities may provide financial support to property owners to install flood barriers to help protect their property from flooding.

Flood Defence Maintenance

Local authorities may maintain and repair flood barriers, drains, culverts and embankments in designated drainage districts.

Flood Relief Schemes

Local authorities, together with the Office of Public Works, may undertake flood prevention works such as construction of embankments and flood barriers, monitoring of water levels, and repairs and replacement of culverts and bridges.

Road Condition Monitoring

Local authorities monitor road conditions during severe weather to see if roads need sanding, gritting or removal of debris.

Sandbags

Local authorities may provide sandbags or gel bags to the public if there is a risk of flooding during severe weather.

Severe Weather Emergency Response

Local authorities, together with other public agencies, respond to severe weather threats such as storms, floods and heavy snowfall. Responses may include providing weather updates, carrying out flood relief measures, evacuating residents and animals from affected areas, and clearing of snow and ice from major routes.

Harbour Fee Payment

Owners or masters of boats, ships or vessels who want to dock at a local authority owned harbour or pier may have to pay a fee.

Harbour Mooring Permit

You must apply to the local authority for a harbour mooring permit if you want to dock a boat in a local authority harbour.

Harbours and Piers

Local authorities may manage and develop harbours and piers by carrying out construction works, extension works, dredging, and provision of turning bays, slipways, and breakwaters.

Road Design Plan Consultation

Local authorities may prepare plans for road design projects such as road construction, improvement schemes and bridge management. You can have an input into the plans through consultation.

Road Safety Plan Consultation

Local authorities prepare plans to provide safe and reliable road networks. You can have an input into the plans through consultation.

Transport Strategy Consultation

Local authorities prepare strategies to provide safe and sustainable road networks. You can have an input into the strategies through consultation.

Stream Grid Maintenance

Local authorities may maintain steam grids used to protect the entrance to culverts or stormwater pipes by clearing debris that has washed downstream.