John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for his reply. It is important that both he and the HSE are proactive. The reason I say that is that this public private partnership in relation to St. Edmundsbury Hospital has obviously run into difficulty, but this is the second time it has happened. A previous location had been identified, went through the planning process, and was refused by An Bord Pleanála. The problem is that the period of time from the refusal of that planning to the next advertisement by the HSE was quite long, taking at least 12 months. It shows a complete lack of urgency in the project and that is why I raise it today, namely, that the Minister might engage proactively to ensure there is an urgency attached to this project and that we deliver a primary care centre.

I would make the one point that in my constituency of Dublin Mid-West, there will be three primary care centres. Two will be by means of a public private partnership and one direct build, but none has turned a sod yet.

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