The Irish Times view on hospital parking charges: the case for a cap

The Irish Times · Irlanda · Prensahace 2 días

The high price of hospital parking is one of the biggest bugbears of hospital users, particularly those who have to attend regularly for treatment or to visit. The latest figures go some way towards explaining why; ¤73.5 million has been extracted from the pockets of those using the parking facilities in fees since 2020, according to the Minister for Health, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill.

The figure explains the apparent lack of enthusiasm on the part of the HSE to implement a ¤10 per day cap, as first recommended by the previous government eight years ago. Despite the urging of the Minister, the HSE has kicked the issue a little further down the road by instigating a national review due to be completed next year.

There are just four hospitals in the frame – St Vincent’s, St James’s and the Mater in Dublin as well as Cork University Hospital. The others either do not charge…

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