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NI hospitals: Disruption warning over botched parking plan

The deferral legislation is using Stormont’s accelerated passage procedures and the fourth and final reading was in the Assembly on 7 May.

The department says it “remains hopeful” that the Royal Assent process will conclude by the end of May.

When he asked for the delay health minister Robin Swann said health trusts did not yet have the infrastructure required to manage free parking.

He added that this was due to legal challenges delaying a contract for automatic number plate recognition technology.

The ban on parking charges was brought forward as private members’ bill by Sinn Féin assembly member Aisling Reilly in 2022.

It proposed that car parking charges should be abolished for patients, staff and visitors and received cross-party support.

The bill was also supported by some trade unions, but the health trusts made clear that its implementation would be challenging.

The Department of Health also pointed to concerns that increased demand as a result of free parking provision would add further to the pressure for spaces.


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