Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Health the number of primary care centres by county in February 2011; the number now; the same figures for primary care teams in February 2011 and now; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37117/12]

Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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The information sought by the Deputy is collated by the HSE on an Integrated Service Area (ISA) basis and is set out in the attached tables. The HSE had identified a need for 518 Primary Care Teams (PCTs) by the end of 2012. This number has now been reduced to 485 PCTs, following realignment of team boundaries in some HSE areas.