Written question asked by Lord Kilclooney (Crossbench), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Rooker (Labour) on Monday, 19 December 2005.

Armagh City: Parking Tickets

Question: How many parking tickets were placed on motor cars by traffic wardens during October at each of the following locations in the city of Armagh (a) lower Irish Street; (b) upper Irish Street; (c) Thomas Street; (d) Barrack Street; (e) Dobbin Street; (f) Market Street; (g) upper English Street; (h) lower English Street; (i) College Street; and (j) Russell Street; and whether traffic wardens’ duties are carried out evenly throughout the city.

Answer

The statistics requested are provided in the table below.

Street Name	Number of Fixed Penalty Notices Issued
Lower Irish Street	0
Upper Irish Street	0
Thomas Street	5
Barrack Street	0
Dobbin Street	2
Market Street	0
Upper English Street	2
Lower English Street	0
College Street	1
Russell Street	0
A total of 33 fixed penalty notices for parking were issued in Armagh city in October, 23 of which were in streets other than those listed in the question. Traffic warden duties are targeted at areas where parking violations have been identified as a problem.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 2218; 676 c200WA
Session: 2005-06
Subjects: Deployment Fixed penalties Parking offences Parking attendants Armagh
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk