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Clare County Council Displays New Casual Trading Draft Byelaws

Written by Mark Dunphy
Thursday, 29 November 2007
County Clare, 29th November 2007 – A range of draft measures aimed at regulating casual trading in County Clare have been placed on public display. Clare County Council's Casual Trading Draft Byelaws propose the formal designation of trading areas at named locations within the County, the introduction of licensing for event trading, and additional management guidelines for traders and how they operate. According to Mr. Ger Dollard, Director of Services, Clare County Council, "Existing Casual Trading Byelaws, introduced by the Local Authority in 1998, are insufficient to deal with the issues that arise in relation to casual trading, in the present day. The revised byelaws will allow a greater level of control over casual trading activity to the benefit of traders and the general public." Mr. Dollard explained that Clare County Council has, for some time, been aware of significant difficulties being experienced with casual trading in the county. “These draft byelaws are not designed to remove traders from their current locations. They simply form part of a process, whereby systems governing casual trading activity are continually reviewed and regulated”, he continued. The 1995 Casual Trading Act transferred the responsibility for issuing Casual Trading licenses from the Department of the Environment & Local Government to the individual local authorities. In 1998, Clare County Council adopted byelaws under the Casual Trading Act 1995. Mr. James Barry, Senior Staff Officer, Ennistymon Area Office, Clare County Council added, "The 1998 Casual Trading Byelaws did not formally designate areas for trading throughout the County but permitted such trading on a general basis at any location in the County. Following extensive discussions and consultation, at area committee level, draft Byelaws have now been prepared. We would welcome input in relation to the final set of byelaws and would encourage all interested parties to make submissions." The revised byelaws include the formal designation of casual trading areas in Ennistymon, Doolin Pier, Kildysart, Kilfenora, Killaloe, Kilkee, Miltown Malbay, Shannon and Tulla. The effect of designation is that any trading outside of the designated areas, on public property, is prohibited. The areas designated for each location are set out on individual maps attached to the byelaws. Separate Event Trading licences will be required by traders wishing to trade at festivals, fairs and significant events in towns and villages throughout Clare. Events include the Willie Clancy Festival in Miltown Malbay each July, the Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival each September, the Rose of Clare Festival at Cooraclare and the Feakle festival. The byelaws propose that the Local Authority, in conjunction with local Gardaí and local representatives will agree on the number of licences and category of goods that will cater for the needs of such events and pitches/bays will be allocated to successful applicants. Meanwhile, the draft byelaws also suggest the introduction of additional management measures, including regulating the heights of stalls, hours of operation and updating of fee structures. Clare County Council's Casual Trading Draft Byelaws will remain on public display until 17th January 2008. The byelaws may be viewed at the offices of the Environment Section, Clare County Council, I.A.P.E., Gort Road, Ennis; the Ennistymon Area Office, Ennis Road, Ennistymon; the Town Hall, Kilrush; the Town Hall, Shannon; the Scariff Area Office, Mountshannon Road, Scariff; and the Westbury Centre, Knockballynameath, County Clare. The byelaws may also be accessed via the Council's web site at www.clarecoco.ie. Written comments should be forwarded to Senior Staff Officer, Ennistymon Area Office, Ennis Road, Ennistymon. Submissions received before 4pm on 1st February 2008 will be taken into consideration. The Act also provides that any person who is aggrieved by any proposed byelaws may, within 21 days from publication of the notice, appeal to the District Court against the proposed byelaws. The decision of the District Court may also be appealed to the Circuit Court. -ENDS- Notes to Editor: For further information please contact Mark Dunphy of Dunphy Public Relations on 086-8534900 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Mark Dunphy Dunphy Public Relations Clonboula, Connolly, Ennis, County Clare IRELAND www.dunphypr.com This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it 00353-868534900 (Mobile) 00353-656839692 (Fax) Bookmark with: Delicious Digg reddit Facebook StumbleUpon What are these?

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