In today’s Donegal News we reveal how much Letterkenny University Hospital took in, in car parking fees in 2025.
The figures were provided to this newspaper on the back of a query we lodged with the HSE.
It follows our story last week in which a pregnant woman told of her distress at missing a pregnancy scan at the hospital after being unable to find a car parking space, despite leaving plenty of time for her journey.
The story prompted significant online debate, with many commenting that there are not enough car parking spaces for staff or patients. Others questioned how much in fees the car park generates.
In a statment to the Donegal News, a HSE spokesperson said the figure is the overall income figure, and it does not include deductions of operational costs necessary to provide car parking at the hospital.
“Car park income forms part of the Hospital’s overall budget. Any profits from car parking have been re-invested into developments of extra car parking spaces, upgrading of security systems including CCTV, installation of an access control system and ongoing maintenance of car parks on the campus.”
The hospital is in discussions with HSE Captial and Estates to extend the hospital car parks.
Read more: https://donegalnews.com/lack-of-luh-parking-leads-to-missed-pregnancy-scan/
