Sligo Councillor seeks clarity on why parking charges cap has not been introduced at Hospitals
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…
38,000 euro gathered in parking charges at local Hospitals
The HSE received over 5.2 million euro in income from its public hospital car parks last year. Over 38,000 euro was raised at the North West’s two main Hospitals. According to freedom of information figures, 14, 961 was raised at Sligo university Hospital and 25,385 was gathered at…
Pre-paid parking needed for long-term hospital patients
There are renewed calls for free parking for seriously ill patients at all hospitals. Letterkenny University Hospital is one of those that has free parking for some patients who are very ill but not all hospitals waive the charges completely. In Sligo, there is a special weekly rate for example…