Finglas primary care centre
Deputy McAuliffe pressed for progress on the Finglas primary care centre and asked the Minister to intervene so the planning application is submitted on time. The Minister said the project was a priority, expected planning in the coming weeks, and would be included in the capital plan.
From the very earliest days of this Dáil I have been pushing for the establishment of the Finglas primary care centre which is part of the Sláintecare plank of improving healthcare through primary care. We have received an update on the very slow process of transferring land from the diocese to Dublin City Council and then on to the HSE. We have been promised that a planning application will be submitted in quarter 4 of 2023 and I hope that promise will be delivered. I ask the Minister to intervene to make sure that the very hardworking HSE team that is putting the application together meets the deadline and that we continue to push this project on as quickly as possible.
Comment on this
I acknowledge Deputy McAuliffe's ongoing advocacy, work and engagement with me and the Department on getting this primary care centre built. It is a priority to which I and the Government are fully committed. We need to see the planning happen in the coming weeks. The latest report we have is that the deadline for submission is this quarter so there are only a few weeks left. The Deputy can rest assured that this will feature in the capital plan as well. It is absolutely mission critical for Deputy McAuliffe's constituents and we are going to make sure it is built.