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Primary Care Centres Provision

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 October 2012

Tuesday, 9 October 2012

Questions (593, 594, 596, 597, 681)

Billy Kelleher

Question:

593. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if the 2007 list of primary care locations drawn up by the Health Service Executive, which was referenced by him in Dáil Éireann on 27 September, was ranked according to priority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42783/12]

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Billy Kelleher

Question:

594. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will publish the 2007 list of primary care locations drawn up by the Health Service Executive which he referenced in Dáil Éireann on 27 September; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42784/12]

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Billy Kelleher

Question:

596. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he made any changes in July to the category under which primary care centres would be funded in relation to the 15 new locations he added to the list; the ones that were changed; the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42788/12]

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Billy Kelleher

Question:

597. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health of the 15 new locations he added to the list of primary care centres in July, if any of these were changed from being privately funded to public private partnership status; which of the 15 were changed to public private partnership status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42789/12]

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Billy Kelleher

Question:

681. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will publish the 2008 list of locations for primary care centres approved by the Health Service Executive which the he referred to in the Dáil during a private notice question on 3 October 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43326/12]

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Written answers

I propose to take Questions Nos. 593, 594, 596, 597 and 681 together.

In 2007 and 2008 the HSE published lists of locations for which the Executive was seeking accommodation. These lists were published in the print media and are, therefore, in the public domain. The locations were not published in any particular order. Those locations were approved by the Board of the HSE. Arrangement is being made for copies of the adverts to issue separately to the Deputy.

The prioritisation exercise is a dynamic process and evolves, taking account of changing circumstances including the feasibility of implementing the delivery of the centres by the three means i.e. lease, HSE build, and PPP.

It is envisaged that approximately 20 of the 35 potential locations published as part of the Government’s Infrastructure Stimulus Package will be progressed by way of PPP. Some locations will not, therefore, be included in the first phase of the PPP stimulus package and may be progressed by other means. There is nothing to preclude the development of some locations by way of lease (provided by the private sector).

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