Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 5 December 2019

Public Accounts Committee

2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Development of Primary Care Centres

9:00 am

Photo of Kate O'ConnellKate O'Connell (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

From reading documents last night, a number of them were deemed to be in existence already. I cannot remember the exact number. In 2012, centres were prioritised based on demographics, need, etc. Is Mr. Reid telling us today that no review has been done since 2012? Is there still need in those areas? My concern is that a pathway was carved out seven to ten years ago and the position has significantly changed in the interim how we deliver healthcare, with Sláintecare being the biggest change . I am concerned that a pathway was embarked on and has not been reviewed since and one of the Comptroller and Auditor General's recommendations is that an analysis be done retrospectively of whether the benefits that the HSE set out to achieve were realised. I cannot see why it would keep going unless it was sure what was being done was the correct thing to do. Will Mr. Reid comment on that?

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