Patients exempt from Mayo hospital parking charges revealed

The HSE has revealed the category of patients exempt from paying parking charges at Mayo University Hospital in Castlebar.

They are oncology patients, renal dialysis patients and frequent paediatric patients.

The information has been furnished to Independent Councillor Michael Kilcoyne at today's meeting in Galway of the HSE West Forum.

Councillor Kilcoyne was also informed that a sum of €103,258 was collected in car park charges at the facility last year.

That compared to €118,746 in 2020, €60,810 in 2021 and €132,152 in 2022.