New figures seen by Kfm News show Athy’s parking system pulled in over €350,000 in 2025, with almost 40 per cent coming from fines, not tickets or permits.
Drivers in Athy spent €140,000 in parking fines last year, with only a fraction of the money making it back into the town.
New figures seen by Kfm News show Athy’s parking system pulled in over €350,000 in 2025, with almost 40 per cent coming from fines, not tickets or permits.
More than €223,000 was swallowed up by enforcement, administration, machines and legal costs, leaving a surplus of around €130,000.
That surplus is expected to drop in 2026, when drivers are forecast to pay about €340,000, but less than €50,000 will remain once the system is paid for.
Kildare County Council says parking income is used to fund roads, lighting and safety works, but the figures also show that a significant portion is spent running Athy’s parking system.
Those costs include parking wardens, maintaining parking machines, handling cash and online payments, processing fines and appeals, running the permit system, and legal services such as court cases and summonses.
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