Carol Nolan (Laois-Offaly, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Page 47 of the programme for Government states that the expansion of primary and community care is at the heart of the Sláintecare programme. After spending a significant period trying to get an update on a proposal to have a primary care centre in Birr, I finally got an answer yesterday and was informed that the proposed site for a primary care centre was rejected. This contradicts the Government's approach to this whole issue and the Sláintecare report. I ask the Government, specifically the Minister for Health, to urgently intervene in this matter. The people of Birr and the surrounding areas badly need a primary healthcare centre. This issue has been ongoing for years and it needs to be brought to a conclusion.

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