Questions over fines in Leitrim for illegal parking on footpaths

Questions are being asked over the level of fines issued by Leitrim County Council to motorists parking illegally on footpaths. It comes as new figures from Vision Ireland show that just two fines were handed out for the offence in Leitrim last year. This compares with 533 fines issued in Donegal and 67 in Sligo for the same offence in 2023. Meanwhile, it's emerged that no dog fouling fines were handed out in Sligo, Leitrim or Donegal last year. New figures show that just 46 fines were issued nationwide in 2023. Sinn Fein Cllr Padraig Fallon feels that there are parking issues in certain areas of North Leitrim and says the lack of fines may be down to a lack of resources: