The objective of roads policy for Athlone Town Council is as follows:
"To provide an adequate and safe road network to cater for the social,
economic and leisure needs of the Town".
The following range of road services are provided by Athlone Town Council
and details of how to avail of these services may be obtained from the Council.
Road Safety Promotion:
The road safety role of local authorities is a wide ranging one, from road
improvements to school safety and public awareness. Athlone Town Council support
and sponsor Junior School Wardens in the national schools and employ an adult
school warden and shall endeavour to continue to improve safety on our roads
through education, enforcement and engineering.
Licensing of Taxis and Hackneys:
Under the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations,
1995 Local Authorities became responsible for licensing of taxis and hackneys.
The Athlone Town Council area is designated as a taximeter area. The Local
Authority has the power to:-
These are reserved functions of the elected Council. The granting and renewal
of hackney licenses is an executive function of the County Manager.
The regulation of public service vehicles in Ireland is now vested in the
Taxi Regulator.
Taxi Regulator:
Mr. Gerard Deering
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