246 Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Health the persons that sat on the car parking working group for Connolly Hospital, Dublin; how the hospital car parking group conducted its consultation and research; if patients were asked for their input; if outpatients were asked for their input; how the working group made its final decision on the methods of charging and payment for car parking; the average amount of time a person spends attending the accident and emergency or outpatients department, and whether this was factored into the final consideration of the method of charging; if there is a policy providing that if a car belonging to a person who has arrived on time for an appointment but is delayed through no fault of his or her own in the hospital is clamped, he or she may receive a clamping charge back; if any consideration has been given to introducing a freephone number in order that patients can extend their parking time while waiting for an appointment, instead of the current telephone system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6010/12]

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246 Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Health the persons that sat on the car parking working group for Connolly Hospital, Dublin; how the hospital car parking group conducted its consultation and research; if patients were asked for their input; if outpatients were asked for their input; how the working group made its final decision on the methods of charging and payment for car parking; the average amount of time a person spends attending the accident and emergency or outpatients department, and whether this was factored into the final consideration of the method of charging; if there is a policy providing that if a car belonging to a person who has arrived on time for an appointment but is delayed through no fault of his or her own in the hospital is clamped, he or she may receive a clamping charge back; if any consideration has been given to introducing a freephone number in order that patients can extend their parking time while waiting for an appointment, instead of the current telephone system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6010/12]

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1. 2 February 2012

   Hospital Parking Services

   246 Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Health the persons that sat on the car parking working group for Connolly Hospital, Dublin; how the hospital car parking group conducted its consultation and research; if patients were asked for their input; if outpatients were asked for their input; how the working group made its final decision on the methods of charging and payment for car parking; the average amount of time a person spends attending the accident and emergency or outpatients department, and whether this was factored into the final consideration of the method of charging; if there is a policy providing that if a car belonging to a person who has arrived on time for an appointment but is delayed through no fault of his or her own in the hospital is clamped, he or she may receive a clamping charge back; if any consideration has been given to introducing a freephone number in order that patients can extend their parking time while waiting for an appointment, instead of the current telephone system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6010/12]

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