Traffic warden jurisdiction on driving offences?

whatamiat

Do traffic wardens have any jurisdiction on driving offences they witness? I assume they are limited to summoning stationary cars but I wonder do they have a fast-track with the Gardai to summons driving offences based on their word of witnessing an offence.

Example:
Traffic warden witnesses car exiting one way Street at low speed, takes picture of car when it is on 2 way Street.

Traffic warden witnesses car overtaking very slow car on solid line, takes picture of car after manoeuvre is completed

Traffic warden witnesses car speeding on 50km/h road on a side road in a small town, takes picture of car after when it is waiting at a set of traffic lights.

I would assume they have no more jurisdiction here than a member of the public and if they reported it, it would come down to the drivers word against the wardens and result at worst as a caution?

markpb

I doubt they have any official jurisdiction but if they make a statement to the Gardai about the first two cases and back it up with photos of the offense, I'd imagine it would be more likely to be followed up than a normal, unverified statement. I could easily be wrong though.

If the photos were taken after the event happened, they'll have no additional weight at all.

I have to laugh at the mention of speed. It doesn't matter what speed you're doing when your driving the wrong way down streets or overtaking illegally on solid white lines. If the Gardai come to talk to you, maybe leave that bit out.