Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 July 2021
3069. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the position in relation to the introduction of the cap on hospital car park charges; if he will provide a current breakdown of average costs of parking for each of the hospital groups for visitors and patients, by cost per hour, cost per day and cost per week in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40144/21]
View answerThe Programme for Government makes a commitment to introduce a cap on the maximum daily charge for patients and visitors at all public hospitals, where possible and to introduce flexible passes in all public hospitals for patients and their families. My Department and the HSE are currently examining the issue.
As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to restore its IT capacity and resume normal services. Members of the Oireachtas will be advised as soon as the HSE is again in a position to provide responses to PQs and are encouraged to resubmit their Parliamentary Questions at that point.
