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General Manager Primary Care Community Healthcare Organisation North City & County Healthcare Facility Ballymun, Dublin 9.

Mr Alan Farrell TD, Dáil Éireann Kildare Street Dublin 2 22nd February 2018

PQ 6101/18 - * To ask the Minister for Health if his department has identified priority areas for primary health care centres in the area of north ; and if he will make a statement on the matter. - Alan Farrell.

Dear Deputy,

The Health Service Executive has been requested to reply directly to you in the context of the above Parliamentary Question which you submitted to the Minister for Health for response. I have examined the matter and the following outlines the position.

A National Primary Care Team Accommodation Needs Assessment was carried out in 2012 which was prioritised by the HSE's Primary Care Service on a National basis.

The top five priority locations within the Fingal area identified were:- Corduff, , , and Swords

The status of these locations is as follows

. Corduff A new Primary Care Centre was constructed and became operational in 2016

. Balbriggan A new Primary Care Centre has been delivered and is operational since the second Quarter of 2017

. Blanchardstown A new Primary Care Centre was delivered and is operational since 2013

. Portmarnock A New Primary Care Centre has been delivered and was operational from Quarter 3 2017

. Swords Is the next highest priority identified within the Fingal Area and the HSE are currently in advanced negotiations with a provider selected to deliver a Primary Care Centre in Swords through the HSE’s Operational Lease Mechanism.

I trust this information is of assistance to you but should you have any further queries please do not hesitate to contact me.

Yours sincerely

______Michelle Forde, General Manager