Dublin residents may have to pay €1,250 each to create parking bays on city streets.
A report by the city council says in some areas there is not enough parking available because of a big increase in car ownership.
The city council says there are now more than 500,000 cars in Dublin, an increase of over 40% since 1997. This is putting pressure on street parking space, especially on strategic routes which have bus lanes or other parking restrictions.
Other streets are too narrow and residents feel they have no choice but to park on the footpath.
The council says when they clamp such illegally parked vehicles it causes enormous resentment.
The report suggests creating indented parking spaces where the footpath is wide enough.
Residents on such streets would pay an extra €125 a year on their residential parking permit for ten years.
This is due to be considered by the council transport committee tomorrow.
