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Information obtained under the Freedom of Information Act shows that Kilkenny County Council handed out 4,814 parking fines and 42 litter fines in the first 10 months of the year
Almost 5,000 parking fines were issued by Kilkenny County Council in the first 10 months of 2023, along with 42 fines for litter offences.
Information obtained under the Freedom of Information Act shows that Kilkenny County Council handed out 4,814 parking fines and 42 litter fines in the first 10 months of the year.
The figures come as the council’s new parking charges regime comes into effect as of Monday this week, which the council says will improve availability of public parking spaces.
Meanwhile, the FOI also shows the local authority did not issue a single fine for dog fouling offences between January and October 2023.
Data from Vision Ireland, previously the National Council for the Blind in Ireland (NCBI), meanwhile, confirmed that Kilkenny County Council was one of 17 local authorities that failed to issue a fine for dog fouling offences during 2022.
This means the local authority has gone 22 months without issuing a fine for dog fouling offences.
Kevin Kelly, national strategic partnership manager for Vision Ireland, highlighted the need to tackle dog fouling.
Huge issue
“Dog fouling is a huge issue for people who are blind or vision impaired who use our footpaths daily,” he said.
“A recent Vision Ireland survey showed that it was the third most frequent unexpected obstacle encountered by respondents.
“Not only can dog fouling cause a slip hazard, but it can also be distressing for white cane users whose canes are often dirtied by faeces.
“Firstly, the dog fouling data shows that councils can’t be expected to police the issue alone,” he added.
Clean up
“It’s impractical to think that wardens could observe every single dog owner who doesn’t clean up after their dog and then issue them with a fine. There needs to be significant effort from the public to clean up after their pets in the first instance. It’s imperative that we all work to make our footpaths usable for all members in our communities.”
Kilkenny County Council was contacted for comment.
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