Council plan to introduce pay parking in Cork suburbs

PAY parking is to be introduced for the first time in some Cork suburbs, it has been revealed.

A county council spokesman admitted yesterday that a plan exists to introduce pay and display machines or parking discs in Douglas and then extend the scheme to Carrigaline.

A survey carried out by the council showed that people were not inclined to walk more than 1,000 yards to shops or their place of work. Others were parking in the suburbs all day and getting buses into the city to work, which was taking up valuable space which could be used by shoppers.