Health Services
Dail Éireann — 2024-06-20
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Catherine Connolly (IND), Galway West

A health centre on an island is a most basic requirement. I take heart in what the Minister has said but I have done that before foolishly. I take heart, however, from the fact that we are being told that a design team would be appointed in quarter 3. I note that that is not in the Minister's answer anywhere. We are getting certain information like a jigsaw puzzle. I welcome that a design team will be appointed in quarter 3 but can I trust that, as the Minister does not seem to have that information? We are all getting little pieces of information. Can the Minister confirm for me in the next reply that a design team will be appointed in quarter 3, which would mean that that land must be sorted out? It is all very positive. The county council acquired the land and it must transfer all of it to the Department and some on to the health executive. It is not that hard to do. Solicitors are being paid along the way in this matter and targets and time limits must be set. When will the Minister be cutting the ribbon on the primary care centre on Inishbofin?

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Sitting date: 2024-06-20