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Tuesday, 14 Mar 2023
Updated / Tuesday, 14 Mar 2023 20:05
The plan is outlined in new tender documents relating to the planned
multi-billion euro facility
By Fiachra Ó Cionnaith
Car parking charges at the new National Children's Hospital will be
capped at a maximum of €10 per day.
multi-billion euro facility on the site of St James's Hospital in
Dublin.
Hospital car park charges have been a contentious issue for a number of
years.
In 2018, the Health Service Executive said a daily cap should also be
introduced.
While the recommendation was also included in the 2020 Programme for
Government, progress has since stalled amid claims any cap could cost
the State €5m a year.
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But new files show the plan will be introduced at the NCH.
Tender documents seen by RTÉ News say when it opens the new facility's
994-space car park must "be subject to a maximum charge of €10 per day"
- a cap it says is "imposed by ministerial order".
The files also say the proposed car park's operator will only be
allowed to charge for 575 visitor spaces, as 419 staff and social care
spaces will be left uncharged.