Health: Local Health Centres/Primary Care Centres Kildare 4th June 2013
4th June 2013 - Bernard Durkan TD
PQ 23022/13
To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the important role played by local health centres throughout County Kildare in the delivery of high-quality community based and conveniently located services; if he will re-examine any proposals for the downgrading and or closure of such services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
– Bernard J. Durkan
Dear Deputy Durkan
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 and Children for response.
A number of services are delivered from Health Centres in County Kildare including Community Nursing, Physiotherapy, Speech and Language Therapy and Occupational Therapy. There are no plans at present to downgrade or close any health centres in County Kildare.
There are plans to build and open new purpose built Primary Care facilities in each of the Primary Care Networks in County Kildare over the next number of years.
I trust this information is of assistance to you.
Bernard Durkan TD
Kildare NorthBernard J Durkan is the Fine Gael spokesperson on Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform. Originally from Killasser, Co Mayo,…
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