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Operation targets abuse of
disabled parking bays
05.12.18
OPERATION Enable in
Donegal is currently ongoing this week and is targeting the unauthorised use of disabled
parking bays and disabled parking permits.
An Garda Síochána, Donegal County Council’s Parking
Section, Disabled Drivers Association of Ireland (DDAI)
and the Irish Wheelchair Association along with the
Donegal Joint Policing Committee have joined forces
to clamp down on those who abuse disabled parking
bays. |
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Cathaoirleach of Donegal County
Council Cllr Seamus O’Domhnaill with Chief
Superintendent Terri McGinn, Mary McGrenra, Irish
Wheelchair Association and Kenneth Fox, Disabled
Drivers Association of Ireland, Seamus Neely,
Donegal County Council and Cllr. Niamh Kennedy,
Donegal JPC with invited guests at the launch of
Operation Enable. |
Speaking at the launch
of the operation Chief Superintendent Terry McGinn
explained that “this multi-agency initiative will
see all members of An Garda Síochána in Donegal
involved in this operation... I would request all
motorists to park in a responsible manner,
particularly now as Christmas approaches with the
associated increase in volume of people and traffic
in towns”.
“Operation Enable is about highlighting the
importance of designated disabled parking bays for
those who need them. For both disabled drivers and
passengers, access to accessible parking is an
essential lifeline. Not only are accessible spaces
situated in a convenient location, close to shops,
churches or banks they are also larger than other
parking spaces. When accessible parking spaces are
not available, motorists with disabilities may not
be able to operate a passenger lift, open a door
wide enough to enable transferring in and out of the
vehicle, or get access to a mobility aid. This
campaign is about reminding motorists of why abusing
designated disabled parking bays is just not
acceptable.”
Cllr Gerry McMonagle, Chair of the Donegal Joint
Policing Committee is delighted to see this
operation being implemented in Donegal. “We raised
this as an issue earlier this year and I am
delighted to see how An Garda Síochána working with
the Council’s Parking Section has led out on this
initiative along with the Disabled Drivers
Association of Ireland and the Irish Wheelchair
Association”. |
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