DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL SHOULD USE CAR CLAMPING AS A TRANSPORT POLICY TOOL - NOT FOR REVENUE RAISING- KENNY

Posted on March 7, 2014 11:35 AM   |   Permanent Link   

Dublin Bay North Labour TD Sean Kenny, a member of the Oireachtas Committee on Transport has commented on news reports today that Dublin City Council has threatened to pay less for their clamping services if revenue targets are not met.

"It has been reported in the media that a letter sent to employees of the clamping company employed by Dublin City Council claims that Dublin City Council has threatened to pay less for clamping services unless targets set by the Council are met.

"Dublin City Council appear to have set a target of 60,000 Dublin vehicles to be clamped this year and as a result the company has offered various incentives to staff. I believe that this is a mistaken policy approach. Dublin City Council should be using clamping as a transport policy tool to persuade people to make a choice to switch to using public transport, cycling or walking, rather than commuting by car daily into the city - it should not be using clamping as a purely revenue raising exercise, and it should not be taking steps that see the company doing the clamping work resort to incentivising staff to clamp more cars."