The HSE says it has no immediate plans to increase car parking capacity at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, particularly near the main entrance, despite ongoing complaints from patients.
Concerns have been raised about the lack of accessible parking for elderly, pregnant and immunocompromised patients, many of whom struggle to walk from the Crosslanes car park to the hospital along a busy road.
Parking charges have also come under scrutiny, with Drogheda Sinn Féin TD Joanna Byrne recently describing them as “a tax on the sick” and calling for them to be abolished.
The HSE says options remain under review as part of the hospital’s long-term future plans, but patients continue to raise concerns about the difficulties they face when attending appointments.
Deputy Byrne joined us on The Agenda this morning to talk to us some more about this.
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