‘I should not have to worry about this as a cancer patient’ – vulnerable patients paying up to €17 a day for hospital car parking

Rates remain high despite promise in Programme for Government

Patients and visitors attending public hospitals facing daily car parking charges from €3 to €17

Patients and visitors attending public hospitals can face daily car-parking charges ranging from €3 to €17 as the cost of the service continues to bite at a time of medical stress.

An average four-hour stay can set people back €4 to €10 in public hospitals that deliver specialised care.