Hospital Car Park Charges

Hospital Car Park Charges

Author: Newstalk May 6, 2026 Duration: 20:40

With hospital goers around the country spending a whopping 17 million euro on car parking charges, callers chat to Andrea about the additional parking expenses when going to hospital.


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