Mr. Seamus McCarthy:

Since 2001, a key strategic objective of the Department of Health has been the establishment of a comprehensive national network of primary care centres, PCCs, in approximately 350 locations, providing accessible accommodation to support the delivery of care by approximately 500 primary care teams. We previously examined and reported on the progress made by the Department and the HSE in delivering the network up to 2010. I felt it was appropriate, after a further eight years, to revisit the issue and provide a further update, and have done so in chapter 15 of my report.