Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 May 2013
604. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Health if the proposal to locate a Health Service Executive Primary Care Centre in the North Fringe/Baldoyle area, Dublin, on a site identified by Fingal County Council will be approved by him; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is local lobbying for an alternative site in the Baldoyle area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22276/13]
View answerApproval of infrastructure projects including primary care infrastructure is done in the context of the overall approval of the HSE's multi-annual Capital Plan which is developed over a rolling five year period. Each year the Executive's draft multi-annual Capital Plan requires the approval of the Minister for Health with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. In drawing up this Plan, the HSE is required to assess all projects not just in the context of the limited capital funding available but also, inter alia, as regards the most appropriate location so that the new facility is easily accessible to the maximum number of people who require the health services to be delivered by that facility. Delivery of health care infrastructure is a service matter. Therefore the Deputy's question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
