Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Similar to both of the Deputies before me, I feel Drimnagh has been ignored. It is a community with an ageing population but also a very young population where young families have moved into the area and there are many young children. There is also a new community in the area and many developments. The public health nurse, in particular, has a huge role in outreach in that area. If somebody is moved across one of the main routes out of this city, it makes it much more difficult for those who want or need those services and for the nurses to stay engaged with the community they are moving to. The concern people have is that once they are in Armagh Road, the services they will be able to deliver to the Drimnagh residents will be diluted and their primary role will be to cater for walk-in patients, walking wounded or those nearby, rather than those who will now be farther away. That is their main concern. As Deputy Smith said, there is no direct bus route or connection, which many older people rely on. There is a need for a commitment that the public health nurses and services which have already been moved out of the area are retained in the area and that plans for the primary healthcare centre go ahead, rather than be continually delayed. Planning permission was granted in 2014.

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