Review of hospital car parking charges promised

The head of operations in the South/South West hospital group promises a review of hospital car-parking charges which last year raised over €7m in revenue.

Ger O’Callaghan made the commitment at the HSE regional health forum in Cork after a number of councillors raised the issue. Charging cancer patients to park while undergoing treatment was of particular concern.

However, not all hospitals adopt the same approach. In South Tipperary General, where income from parking charges was €386,370 in 2016, free car-parking is provided for cancer patients.