asked the Minister for Health if he has satisfied himself regarding the progress made in relation to the development of community care in the Southern Health Board region.
Written Answers. - Community Care.
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As the Deputy will be aware, it is my view that the thrust of health policy should be to maximise the potential of primary health care services within a broad national policy of health promotion. In this regard I have asked health boards to ensure that adequate resources are allocated from within their budgets to further these objectives. However, the allocation of resources to individual service areas is primarily a matter for the health boards in the light of the resources made available to them by my Department. In this instance, the development of community care is a matter for the Southern Health Board.