‘Tax on sick’ as some hospitals charge cancer patients €3.20 an hour in parking fees, charity warns
Averil Power, CEO of the Irish Cancer Society. Photo: Andres Poveda
Vulnerable cancer patients are being hit with excessive car-parking fees in several hospitals which are still not offering a discount, it emerged yesterday.
The Irish Cancer Society in its pre-Budget submission said cancer patients in some parts of the country have free parking and other hospitals offer concessions – but many are being hit with charges of €3.20 an hour or more.
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