There’s disappointment among patients and visitors of Sligo University Hospital and elsewhere that the introduction of a cap on hospital car parking charges is to be further delayed.
The HSE undertook a national review of car parking charges five years ago, which recommended that hospitals should cap the maximum daily rate for parking at €10.
It also recommended the introduction of concessions for regular patients.
However it’s understood that the HSE is to re-establish its original working group on the issue with a view towards carrying out a review.
Local Fianna Fáil Cllr and member of the Regional Health Forum West Donal Gilroy says the Government needs to step in in a bid to get clarity on the matter:
