Under the Road Traffic (Construction and Use of Vehicles) Regulations 2003,you need a permit to move goods by road if the your cargo exceeds the limits stated in those regulations
A non-motorised transporter is a mode of transport which does not contain either a fuel engine or electric engine such as a rickshaw or horse drawn carriage otherwise know as a hackney carriage.
The Roads Section of Galway City Council is responsible for authorising the use of Off Road Dumpers and issuing permits for the use of Off Road Dumpers.
The City Council may issue parking permits to facilitate people who are 'Residents' of Pay and Display Areas. Eligible residents may apply for the following types of parking permit:
Resident's Permit
Visitor's Permit
Carer's Permit
A Road Opening Licence is required if an individual/contractor wishes to excavate a section of public road, i.e. carriageway/footway and associated grass verge.
I require new road signage for my area - who should I contact?
I have a query about Road Lining/Road Markings or Traffic Calming - who should I contact?
This information sets out what is meant by the term ‘taking in charge’, who can seek to have a completed development taken in charge and the procedures involved.
This is intended as a practical guide. It is not a definitive legal interpretation of planning law. For further information, you should contact Galway City Council Transportation Department.
Local authorities, together with public transport providers, may provide park and ride facilities so that people can park their car in a designated car park and transfer to public transport.
Pay and Display is the main type of parking available within Galway City. You purchase a ticket from a pay and display ticket machine in advance that entitles you to park on designated city streets or public car parks, for a set duration of time.
In March 2020, life as we knew it changed literally overnight. The Covid-19 pandemic affected all our lives, specifically, the way in which we worked, socialised and interacted with each other. It had an enormous impact on our transport system, leading to radically reduced travel levels and altered patterns of movement. To facilitate these new patterns of travel and social distancing requirements, some reallocation of road, footpath and amenity space was introduced within the City.
The GTS sets out a series of actions and measures, covering infrastructural, operational and policy elements to be implemented in Galway over the next 20 years and sets out a framework to deliver the projects in a phased manner.
The national Safe Routes to School (SRTS) programme was developed in partnership with the National Transport Authority (NTA) and Green-Schools in March 2021, as a response to the need to support schools to increase walking and cycling as a means of travelling to and from schools. SRTS is managed by An Taisce Green-Schools.
Taking in charge is a formal legal process by which responsibility for certain public areas, structures and services in a private residential development or estate are transferred to, or put in the charge of, a local authority.
