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- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Primary Care Centres (1 May 2024)
Éamon Ó Cuív: We come to Clifden near the end. It gets four lines. I ask the Minister of State to go back and inquire of the HSE, through the Department, whether it is intended to develop Clifden District Hospital as a full primary care centre. I want a full primary care centre plus things like X-ray facilities and so on because of the distance from Galway and because the hospital is there already and...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Primary Care Centres (1 May 2024)
Colm Burke: ...raising this issue. An objective of the programme for Government is to deliver increased levels of integrated healthcare, with service delivery reoriented towards general practice, primary care and community-based services to enable a home first approach in line with the Sláintecare goal of receiving the right care in the right place at the right time. The delivery of a primary...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Primary Care Centres (1 May 2024)
Colm Burke: I will come back to the Deputy. I wanted to say that as someone coming from a legal background I understand this, but I accept 14 years is a long timeframe and it should not take that long. Work continues on the provision of health centres in the Galway region. The primary care in Moycullen opened in April 2023. Proposed-----
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Primary Care Centres (1 May 2024)
Éamon Ó Cuív: Will the Minister of State skip that bit and come back to Clifden because Moycullen, Spiddal and Galway are all fine. It is about Clifden.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Primary Care Centres (1 May 2024)
Colm Burke: The proposed centres for Oughterard and Spiddal are at expression of interest stage-----
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Primary Care Centres (1 May 2024)
Colm Burke: ...issued. Other locations in the Galway west network may be identified in the future. The development of primary care centres is based on geographical location, population density, topography and existing facilities. In order to enhance capital investment, the Department of Health is currently developing a strategic health investment framework to ensure investments are evidenced-based,...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Primary Care Centres (1 May 2024)
Colm Burke: I fully understand. If I may say, I have been involved in a number of projects that had different parties involved. In one case I had six different parties and every time I got on to one I was given the answer it was someone else's fault. Sometimes it gets frustrating, but I will follow it up for the Deputy.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Primary Care Centres (1 May 2024)
Éamon Ó Cuív: ...ar oifig an Chinn Comhairle maidir le Buan-Ordú 31 i ndáil le hAire as an réimse a fháil. I thank the Minister of State for coming in here today. I put it on the record of the House, however, that I had to invoke Standing Order 37 to ensure that a Minister or Minister of State from the Department of Health came in to take this question today. I think it should be...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Primary Care Centres (1 May 2024)
Colm Burke: ...for the last two weeks. I think this is now my third week. I got notice that I had been asked to deal with this matter late yesterday evening. I have no difficulty coming into this House and dealing with any Topical Issue matter in relation to health. I know now that I might end up regretting saying this, but it is my responsibility to come in here to address a Topical Issue query...