Keith Connolly

Ideally, I think it's archaic.

As some of your previous speakers described, the process even alone, having to clamp the vehicle...

The person then must pay immediately whenever they realise they've been clamped and then someone has to come and release that clamp at a time that takes, particularly in the city centre.

So I'm much more in favour of fixed penalty notices.

And of course, we would have a lot of those in Dublin City Council as well.

I'd also be very much in favour of tolling away more cars, particularly those who are parked dangerously or those who are parked in disabled bays, for example.

I think that's where you need to go down.

I think modern technology these days, it's very easy to track a red space.

And obviously, local authority has bylaws as well in relation to accessing information and issuing those fine.

So, I think clamps should be phased out two times.

Yeah, I think in the early 2000s, obviously, clamps had a role to play.

You know, I think we've moved on a bit now.

Most people have smartphones now, which is where you need to track

Payment, you can pay in a metre obviously for Dublin City Council on a payzone app as well.

So I think we've advanced a bit.

I just think most people nowadays see clamps as a kind of warning in some ways.

And as the article described today to one of my councillor colleagues, nearly 10% are being cut off in the city alone.

which is a very high amount.

And they're obviously damaged then under contract and they have to replace those as well.

So I think they've served a purpose.