Ms Tara Buckley:

Mr. Murphy made a good suggestion of one hour's free parking. There could also be national guidelines established. There are very good systems in other counties where the problem has been addressed. I am talking about a person who wants to spend between one and three hours in a town. We view them as shoppers. If a person wants to park a car for a full day then provide separate facilities for them and provide spaces for people who want to shop. A shopper is a person who wants to spend an hour or two in a town and some people may want to do business. They could spend two hours and then leave without using up scarce parking spaces.