A special senior citizens’ parking rate should be introduced at hospitals across Dublin, Friends of the Elderly said yesterday.
The group said seniors were among the most regular visitors to hospitals, and it was not fair to expect them to pay “exorbitant” rates of €2.40 an hour or €11.40 a day.
Dermot Kirwan of the group said seniors were spending as much as 25 per cent of their pension on parking and this was unfair, as the majority did not have a reliable form of public transport as an alternative.