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In general Galway City Council is only permitted to remove vehicles from public property. The City Council will not enter private property to remove a vehicle, unless there are exceptional circumstances.

Local authorities may collect bulky goods such as large electrical items or furniture from households for disposal.

Local authorities regulate the disposal and recycling of construction and demolition waste such as soil, rubble, bricks, timber and plaster.

Local authorities may provide designated parking bays for drivers or drivers of passengers with a disability permit.

An End of Life Vehicle is an old car or van weighing no more than 3,500kgs or a three-wheel motor vehicle, which you feel, is no longer safe to keep driving and you wish to dispose of. It may also be a car or van that has been written off by an insurance firm following a car accident.

Local authorities regulate domestic food waste disposal to ensure the waste is suitable for composting.

Local authorities may arrange collection of household hazardous waste at designated sites.

Please note the following information is intended only for Galway City householders. If you live outside the Galway City boundary please contact the relevant Local Authority.

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 regulate the disposal of packaging waste by businesses.