Office of Public Works

Tuesday, 5 July 2022

Questions (196)

Catherine Murphy

Question:

196. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of revenue generated from car parking charges, by location, in each OPW site in which parking charges apply in 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [35769/22]

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Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

The OPW is committed manage our heritage portfolio in a sustainable manner and, in line with the Government's Heritage Ireland 2030 framework, to integrate the role of heritage in sustainable tourism. The OPW encourages all visitors to choose sustainable options for travel to Heritage sites and to use public transport where possible to access the sites in our care.

The majority of our sites offer, where available, free parking. Currently, the OPW only charges for carparking at two location; the National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin and Altamont House and Gardens, Ballon, Co Carlow.

Car parking facilities at Glendalough are managed by a concessionaire on behalf of the OPW.

Details of income received in respect of car parking charges are set out below.

Site	Income received 2021	Income received 2022 to date
Altamont	€35,774	€15,993
NBG Glasnevin	€112,106	€43,422

Site	Income received 2021	Income received 2022 to date
Glendalough	€71,541	€25,000