Primary Care Centres
Dail Éireann — 2026-01-22
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Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (FG), Dún Laoghaire

I thank the Deputy for allowing me to update the House on this matter. Primary care centres form an important part of our health infrastructure and provide a single point of access to primary and community care services for individuals. As the Deputy is more than aware, the need for a new primary care centre in Gorey was identified as part of the overall primary care centre development programme. The development of that centre had previously been progressing under the operational lease model. A tender process was undertaken and a preferred provider was identified, as the Deputy is aware. Unfortunately, that preferred provider encountered difficulties regarding the viability of the project. The HSE subsequently took the very difficult decision to withdraw from the process and to readvertise this location.
To inform the readvertisement of Gorey PCC, the HSE conducted a review of the current and future health service needs for the Gorey area. Following this, in June 2025, the HSE published stage 1 of the advertisement for this PCC location on the eTenders procurement platform. The expressions of interest received in stage 1 have since been evaluated. In quarter 4 of 2025, stage 2 of the advertisement, which seeks a priced offer, was published on eTenders.
The HSE has advised that the tender returns arising from stage 2 of that advertisement will be evaluated in this quarter, as the Deputy is aware. I thank him for his commitment to ensuring the HSE is actively engaging to progress the further development of primary care centres throughout the country, which, of course, includes Gorey primary care centre.

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Sitting date: 2026-01-22