Paul McAuliffe
Question:24. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health for an update on the delivery of the primary health care centre in Finglas. [49072/23]
View answerThursday, 9 November 2023
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A central objective of the Programme for Government is to deliver increased levels of integrated health care, with service delivery reoriented towards general practice, primary care and community-based services to enable a “home first” approach.
Primary Care Centres play an essential role in the delivery of that objective and significant progress has been made in the delivery of these centres nationally.
Finglas has long been identified as a high priority location for the development of a Primary Care Centre due to the population level, care requirements for the community.
The Finglas Primary Care Centre is to be located on land between Cappagh Road, Cardiffsbridge Road, Wellmount Avenue and Fergal’s Lane.
Fruitful engagement between Dublin City Council, Dublin Archdiocese, the HSE and City of Dublin Education & Training Board has led to agreements on the preferred option for all parties in relation to access and land ownership.
The legal process to transfer the land is progressing and the HSE are engaging with all parties to complete the necessary property transactions.
The transfer of lands from Dublin Archdiocese to Dublin City Council completed in June. Dublin City Council are now in a position to issue the contract for sale to HSE for sale of Fergal’s Field.
Based on the latest available information, planning application is expected to be submitted in Q4 2023.