'It's really about the cost of being sick, and it's unacceptable that hospitals are raking in €19 million when people are at their lowest ebb'

The disabled parking permit is intended to benefit people who are most directly disadvantaged by parking that does not meet their needs. 

Operating under the Park2Travel brand, the facility will be managed by APCOA.

The plan, set to be published on Wednesday, will set out how the Government will achieve its carbon emissions targets