Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Deputy Curran and I are not going to disagree on this. There is no doubt there are extra costs when somebody has an illness, particularly one that can last a sustained period of time, such as cancer. It is not just a cost to the person but also to their entire family. We all have to work to try to reduce that cost burden. I am committed to doing that. The Deputy referenced the issue of car parking charges and I heard him speak about these earlier.

The Deputy is correct to highlight this. As he is aware, I have asked for a review of all car-parking charges and hope to be in a position to update the House in that regard very shortly.

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