Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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371. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form, the primary care centre projects announced on 17 July 2012; the current status of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48896/14]

Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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The development of primary care is central to the Government's objective to deliver a high quality, integrated and cost effective health care system. Supporting infrastructure, procured through a combination of public and private investment, will facilitate the delivery of multi-disciplinary primary health care. Considerable progress has been made in progressing the primary care centre PPP project. Tender documentation has been issued to the pre-selected bidders and tenders are due to be returned by February 2015. These PPP primary care centres are expected to be delivered by early 2017.

As regards the remaining locations, the mechanism and timescale for delivery of primary care infrastructure is dependent on a number of factors. Regardless of the delivery mechanism, all potential primary care infrastructure is subject to suitable locations being offered / provided / available, to successful planning processes and GP commitment to sharing accommodation and delivering health care services with HSE staff. In addition the operational lease mechanism is subject to market pressures such as the developers' access to sufficient financing. Delivery of primary care infrastructure is a dynamic process, constantly evolving to take account of changing circumstances including the feasibility of implementation.

The attached spreadsheet provides some information on 19 locations. Your question has been referred to the HSE to provide a status update on the remaining locations. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up on the matter.

Primary Care Centre locations announced in July 2012