Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 3 July 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
Update on Neurorehabilitation Healthcare, Primary Care Centre Programme and CAMHS: HSE
9:30 am
Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
I want to squeeze in one last question. I thank Ms Hoey for her comprehensive answer.
There is quite a detailed section in the report on primary care centres. There is a proposed primary care centre in CHO 3 at Sixmilebridge in County Clare about which I am concerned. It has been held up for a long time. Additionally, I have contacted the Department in the past, as has Councillor David Griffin who is here in the Public Gallery, about the village over the road, Newmarket-on-Fergus, which is the fifth most populated part of County Clare. It is at risk of losing the Saffron and Blue Medical Clinic. The Department is aware of this because the Minister, Deputy Donnelly, met an action group last year. The facility seems to be gone. Is there any update on Sixmilebridge and the idea of a health centre somewhere on the main street in the hub of Newmarket-on-Fergus? If the witnesses could provide an update on that today or after this meeting, I would be very grateful.
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