347. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health to clarify which services listed by the HSE as being available through Arklow Primary Care Centre are physically delivered from the centre on a regular basis; the frequency with which each service operates from the facility; whether any listed services currently operate on a part-time, outreach or occasional basis only; and whether any listed services …
Topics / Primary Care Centres
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsPrimary Care Centres
342 questions from 90 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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337 written, 5 oral
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| January 2025 | 12 |
| February 2025 | 33 |
| March 2025 | 24 |
| April 2025 | 11 |
| May 2025 | 31 |
| June 2025 | 8 |
| July 2025 | 27 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 14 |
| October 2025 | 32 |
| November 2025 | 14 |
| December 2025 | 22 |
| January 2026 | 24 |
| February 2026 | 8 |
| March 2026 | 19 |
| April 2026 | 13 |
| May 2026 | 6 |
| June 2026 | 9 |
| July 2026 | 6 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 6 |
| October 2026 | 23 |
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349. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health the capacity and availability of children's early intervention services in Arklow Primary Care Centre; the number of full-time equivalent staff providing occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, physiotherapy and psychology services for children; the number of children currently awaiting assessment and treatment; the average waiting times inv…
351. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health to provide a detailed breakdown of services currently operating from Arklow Primary Care Centre, County Wicklow; the number of full-time equivalent staff assigned to each service, including occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, physiotherapy, psychology, dietetics and nutrition, dental services, diagnostic and radiology services; the numbe…
1283. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the long-awaited GP service at the new Adamstown Primary Care Centre; given HSE assurances advised a GP service would operate from here by June 2026 and this has not happened. [64959/26]
3723. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the proposed development of a building (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57489/26]
517. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the progress report in regard to the new Cahersiveen primary care centre; when this project will be delivered for the people of Cahersiveen, Iveragh and south Kerry; when work will commence and when it will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54432/26]
555. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health whether a successful tenderer was notified in quarter two of 2026 for a care centre (details supplied); whether a timeline for the project is now available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54583/26]
415. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on primary care centres in Mayfield, Ballyvolane and Blarney to date; and when these will be delivered. [54137/26]
416. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the amount paid to a company (details supplied) in Cork in 2026 for the rental of primary care centres; and the amount paid in maintenance of these buildings. [54138/26]
793. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on a primary care centre (details supplied). [53063/26]
763. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the primary care centre in south Conamara, County Galway; if the business case was submitted in Q1 2026; the timeline for the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48870/26]
769. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the proposed primary care centre in Gort, County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48904/26]
302. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE physiotherapists posts filled at Ballygall Health Centre as of 16 June 2026, in tabular form. [48169/26]
303. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE adult occupational therapists posts filled at Wellmount Health Centre as of 16 June 2026, in tabular form. [48170/26]
742. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health for an update on the primary care centre Ferns, County Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47262/26]
762. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the current staffing situation for speech and language therapy service in Dungarvan Primary Care Centre; the length of time the post has been vacant; the efforts that are being made to recruit a replacement; the interim arrangements that are in place for those awaiting appointments; whether there is a timeline for restoring a full service; and if she will …
967. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the date for the reinstatement of a speech and language therapist in Dungarvan primary care centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45598/26]
291. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to confirm the site for a primary care centre in Cahersiveen, County Kerry; when work will commence on this facility for Cahersiveen, Iveragh and south Kerry; the length of time it will take to complete; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44626/26]
292. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to confirm the site for a new primary care centre in Killarney, County Kerry; when work will commence on this facility for Killarney, east and south Kerry; the length of time it will take to complete; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44627/26]
1335. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the completion of a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39340/26]
387. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when the HSE will provide the long planned for new primary care centre for Raheen, Limerick, which would also include the mental health services currently based at Willowdale in Raheen; and if she will provide increased funding for the current Willowdale building which is in need of renovation. [39370/26]
252. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the primary care centres and health centres within Tipperary that currently provide smoking cessation services; and the referral process for same. [38063/26]
1164. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health to outline the proposal for progressing the primary care centre for Ballaghaderreen, County Roscommon which the HSE was given planning permission for 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37332/26]
530. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE dietitians, by grade posts filled, at each primary care centre within the Dublin North County healthcare area, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35888/26]
1077. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to confirm whether a lease has been signed by the HSE for the Mayfield Ballyvollane Primary Care Centre with the developer of the facility in view of the urgent need for this facility due to the large housing developments in construction in the area and the fact that planning permission was granted for the facility in December 2025; if a lease has not yet been sig…