Health Services
Dail Éireann — 2025-07-09
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Mary Butler (FF), Waterford

I thank the Deputy very much for raising the issue of rural GP practices in County Laois. He said a site has not been identified for a primary care centre in Rathdowney. That is normal. It is because it is commercially sensitive. If the HSE has not purchased a site, it could drive up prices. I have seen the exact same situation in Lismore in County Waterford, where a site was not identified in advance of the agreement being made on the operation of the lease mechanism. People on the ground probably know where the site is located.

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Sitting date: 2025-07-09