• Be a forum for all car parking throughout Ireland, in order to facilitate discussion and exchange of information on professional issues at national level.
  
  
• Be a driving force in improving the image of car parking in Ireland.
  
  
• Organise lectures, conferences and workshops on professional parking.
  
  
• Co-ordinate industry relations on a wide range of policy issues affecting car parking, including car park design, staff training, quality standards, construction, finance, taxation and regulation at both local and national levels.
  
  
• Facilitate and encourage international exchanges of information and experience through visits to trade fairs, conferences and seminars in other countries, and establish links with other national and international parking associations.

Irish Parking Association website: www.parkingireland.ie