Cork City Council paid €1.6m for 75 roof-top car spaces for staff: since then, it has removed 350 on-street parking spaces for the public

City Hall now owns 255 car parking spaces for 1,500 staff: however, it's not now among the bidders for 25 more spaces currently up for sale on Union Quay 

City Hall bought 75 spaces on floor four of Union Quay Car Park for €1.6m. The remaining 25 spaces on the same level are under active offer now in a  separate sale, but City Hall is not in the bidding process for them, it's understood

CORK City Council added 75 car parking spaces for staff at a cost of €1.6m five years ago — and has since removed 350 on-street public car parking spaces, over the past four years, as part of its policy for a less car-dependent city centre.

The City Council currently owns 255 car parking spaces for its staff of 1,500, it was confirmed this week, but the number of reserved spaces has been reducing over the years as sites owned by the Council get developed, a spokesperson said yesterday.