Madam Speaker, with regard to part (a) of the question, the number of parking slots available for public at the main regional hospital is as follows – • Jeetoo Hospital: 8; •

210; •

158; • Jawaharlal Nehru Hospital, Rose Belle: 137; • Victoria Hospital: 90; • Brown Sequard: 76; • Subramania Bharati: 32; • Long Mountain: 50; • Mahebourg: 54; • Souillac: 14; • New Cancer Hospital: 24; • ENT: 26. With regard to part (b) of the question, I am informed that there is a shortage of parking for the public. Measures taken are as follows – • Region 1: At Jeetoo Hospital – Arrangements are being made for some 25 additional parking slots to be available. Nevertheless, the public is being allowed to use vacant staff parking slots during visiting hours, that is from 6.30 to 7.00 hours and 15.30 to 17.00 hours; • Region 2: Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Hospital – In addition to the existing parking, a new parking behind the Catering Unit is operational since June 2025, providing 40 additional parking slots for the public. Additional 15 slots have been provided behind the ward which serves as parking for the public and the nursing

91 staff. Madam Speaker, a new parking area has been identified in the vicinity of the hospital. • At Long Mountain Hospital, a new proposal for additional parking spaces is under preparation in collaboration with the Ministry of National Infrastructure. • At Mahebourg Hospital, due to the old structure of the hospital and special constraints thereat, provisions cannot be made for additional parking spaces. • Region 5: At Victoria Hospital, there is unfortunately no space in the premises for additional parking. However, the public is being allowed to use staff parking during visiting hours, that is, from 6.30 to7.00 in the morning and from 15.30 to 17.00 in the afternoon. • At the National Cancer Centre, measures have been taken for provision of some additional 40 parking for the public near the hospital. I am informed that a plot of land to an extent of 1,266.26 m2 has been acquired with the Ministry of Housing and Lands and has been vested in my Ministry for use as a parking area for the National Cancer Centre. The project is in the pipeline and financial clearance is being sought to start the project.

Thank you. Yes, hon. Caserne!

Thank you. Madam Speaker, may I request the hon. Minister with regard to Jeetoo Hospital, the number he has mentioned, that is 25, is the space already available or will he have to seek for additional space for creation of additional slots of parking?

Well, I am informed that a plot is available where 25 additional parking slots can be made available. So, I will have to try to find out where that plot is.

Yes, hon. Dr. Aumeer?

Thank you, Madam Speaker. May I ask the hon. Minister, in the light of the new Subramania Bharati, Eye Hospital whether he would make arrangements to have a holding area for buses which are coming daily now to drop patients and wait at times, causing quite a backlog on the exit route that exits from the roundabout of Moka onto the motorway? Thank you.

Madam Speaker, I am aware of the problem. I definitely need to get a plot of land for that purpose and we are going to contact the Ministry of Housing and Lands so

92 that they can help us in doing that work. I am really aware of the problem that is being created every day in the morning and even in the evening.

Excellent. Yes, one last question!

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Could the hon. Minister consider to have a multi-storeyed level parking at SSRN Hospital and even to get his Ministry to inform the staff, the security guards who cater for public coming during visiting hours to say what you have just said, that they are allowed during visiting hours in the hospital? Thank you.

I have already mentioned that some 40 additional parking slots are being prepared, 40+15 and as the hon. Member is fully aware, in the years to come, we are going to have a brand-new hospital at Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Hospital.

Thank you. Now time is up. The Table has been advised that questions B/1231, B/1234, B/1236 have been withdrawn. Thank you very much everyone.