Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister and I appreciate her hands-on approach in this matter but it is also important always to point out that the CLÁR programme in 2003 identified the need for health centre. That is 21 years ago. Then we had the national primary care island services review in 2017, which again absolutely highlighted the need for a primary care centre. We are talking about Inishbofin, an island of just under 200 people.

I welcome.there is now a six weeks' target set. That is the first time I have seen a target so I welcome that. I was going to say that I have persecuted but I have continued tabling questions to the Minister and to the health executive and I am glad that we are making some progress. I am also being told here, which is also good news and I ask that the Minister may comment on it, but I have two letters which are contradictory in a way. One cannot give a timeframe and the next is saying that they intend to appoint a design team in quarter 3 for the design of the primary care centre.

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