Seán Kenny (Dublin North East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I agree with the Minister who said that responsibility lies with the owners of institutions and landowners to provide a parking policy and a parking framework. Deputy Catherine Murphy mentioned Beaumont Hospital, with which I am familiar. There is, as she said, a multi-storey carpark in the hospital which has been there for 15 years. In recent years there have been discussions between Dublin City Council and the hospital with regard to a transport plan for the hospital and as a result, three bus routes go to the hospitals. This provides an alternative for people who want to get to the hospital to use public transport. Also the hospital has provided a taxi rank. This enables a person who has had treatment in the hospital to get a taxi home rather than have their car parked indefinitely in a multi-storey carpark with the charge accruing. Hospitals should seek to prove alternatives to multi-storey car parking for patients and particularly to allow access for public transport.