€5 million bill for public service parking in capital

Free city centre parking for public servants costs €5 million, despite government policies aimed at reducing and discouraging car use.

Several departments and agencies spend upards of €250,000 every year on facilitating staff driving to ork in the city centre.

The policy document of the Department of Transport states that the government’s objective is to reduce car commuting by 20 to 45 per cent by 2020.

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