HSE collects €1.3 million from Cork University Hospital car park

Overall the HSE received over €5.2 million in income from its public hospital car parks last year. 

These new figures have been released under the Freedom of Information Act. 

The show the total income from parking and clamping charges in 23 HSE hospitals last year was just over €5.2 million.

The highest was €1.291 million in Cork University Hospital. 

University College Hospital Galway was the next highest, at €630,000. 

€469,000 was taken in at Waterford Regional Hospital. 

A total of six other hospitals also collected over €200,000  in car parking charges last year.

It has led to calls for the charges to be abolished. 

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