Parking Permits

Carers' Parking Permit Conditions

  • A maximum of two Carers’ parking permits may be issued by the City Council to a resident for non-resident family member(s)/nominated person(s)/carer(s) who act as voluntary carers for a resident whose normal dwelling place is in a ticket parking place and who requires on-going daily care for a chronic illness.     
  • The display of a valid parking permit, as specified in the Parking Control Bye-Laws, is the responsibility of the applicant. 
  • A non-resident family member(s)/nominated person(s)/carer(s) parking permit shall be valid for a period of one year from the date of issue. 
  • A non-resident family member(s)/nominated person(s)/carer(s) parking permit shall be issued in respect of the residential parking permit area(s) in which the normal place of residence of the person requiring care is situated and one other such adjacent zone, as the case may be. 
  • The issue of permits shall be at the discretion of the Council.
  • The renewal of the parking permit shall be the sole responsibility of the holder of a parking permit i.e. carer.
  • The Carer’s parking permit must be renewed within the renewal period, which ends 28 days after the expiry                                                       date of the existing permit.      A subsequent request for renewal will be dealt with as a new application, possibly affecting eligibility.  Fixed charge notices issued 28 days after the expiry of a permit will be valid.
  • If you replace the vehicle to which the permit relates, you must return the permit to the Council and apply for a new permit submitting relevant documentation for the new vehicle and payment of the appropriate fee. 
  • Where, during the period to which the Carer’s permit relates, the resident to whom it is issued ceases to reside at the address specified, the permit shall be returned to the City Council forthwith.
  • Galway City Council will cancel and withdraw or refuse to renew any carer’s parking permit where it establishes that the permit holder has obtained the permit by inaccurate information or documentation being supplied. 
  • Please note, in the case of rented property, the property must be registered in accordance with the Housing (Regulation of Rented Houses) Regulations, 1996 and the Residential Tenancies Act 2004.
  • Possession of a carer’s parking permit does not guarantee the holder a parking space at all times on the permit parking road/s.
  • Parking spaces on your street are not reserved.  They can be used by anyone.  This includes fixed-term Pay and Display ticket holders.