EuroPark profiting off hospitals?

They don’t own the car parks. They manage the car parks under contract to the hospital, and make substantial payments to the hospital.

Who do you think should pay for your car parking facility?

I suspect the answer is fourfold

1) Land around hospitals would be prime real estate and not at all cheap to own and maintain.

2) It could be argued that it could be an income stream for hospitals, but in reality it would likely be a liability. Hospital boards would also be sorely tempted to sell on car parking land for short term profit.

2) If hospital car parks were cheap or free, you would never get parked in there for an actual appointment as they would be full of commuters and shoppers parked for the day

3) They are a business, not a charity, and as the old saying goes, if you don't want it, don't buy it!

Personally I believe that there should be a means of endorsing your ticket if you are actually attending the hospital to get a partial (full?) refund

I have fortunately only had to park at two Irish hospitals. UHG Galway who lift you by the ankles and rattle out every cent they can and the Mayo General where parking is plentiful and very cheap so it varies greatly from hospital to hospital.

If you think it's expensive here, try parking at a UK hospital!!!

Why should taxes be used to subsidise the transport choices of better off people? Should taxes be subsidising those who travel to hospital by bus or train or taxi? Why should the taxes of those who take public or transport be used to provide storage space for your private property?

What is it about parking that makes it expected to be free? You don't get free fuel or free insurance or free servicing or free lease payments to drive to hospital - why would you expect free storage facilities?

Who do yiz expect to pay for or subside your parking at Irish hospitals?

Still pay and display in Connolly hospital, and cash only too if I recall

Can you please show the profiteering?

And why do people always hark on about "our taxes" pay?

The taxes are paying for excellent care your relative is getting. €21BILLION of tax actually. That's a MASSIVE 80% of PAYE taxes collected that goes on healthcare.

Social welfare is another €23 BILLION.

And you have an issue about paying a few euro for parking to visit your relative that is getting great care thanks to my and many others tax contribution.

I really don't want to be paying for your parking.

Providing parking costs money. It costs money to mark out spaces. It costs money to manage the idiots who don’t park on parking spaces. It costs money to supervise it with security and cctv . Providing space for parking is an opportunity cost, as otherwise the space could be used for something productive.

But you’d agree that generally, motorists are better off than non motorists, right?