Duncan Smith (Dublin Fingal, Labour) | Oireachtas source

In 1987, when Beaumont Hospital was founded, the population of Fingal was approximately 140,000. It is now 330,000 and is expected to grow to 400,000 by 2030, yet we are still fully reliant on Beaumont Hospital. Last week, in the town of Swords where I live, we found out that the long-overdue HSE primary care centre is now in doubt because the developer says it cannot be delivered at the agreed price. As a former Minister for Health, the Taoiseach knows how important a primary care centre is. Swords is the largest town in Ireland without a primary care centre and the pressure on Beaumont Hospital is unsustainable. Can the Taoiseach please give some comfort to the people of Swords and south Fingal that they will be able to avail of a primary care centre in their town as soon as possible?

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