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Irish Independent
30-04-2025
- Health
- Irish Independent
Clarity required from Minister for Health on Kanturk Primary Healthcare Centre
Kanturk received a blow last week with the news that a brand-new primary healthcare centre has been further delayed. The project, which was due to go to construction this time last year, has now seen the developer who had initially won the tender pull out of the project – meaning the HSE will now have to re-tender the Primary Care Centre. The project was due to be developed by Dublin-based Manderley Holdings, who had employed Meitheal Architects to take on the job. The centre had been in planning since February 2018 and had been granted permission in December of that year. The development was set to include medical consulting, treatment, and GP rooms, a mental health facility, an ancillary healthcare professional services suits, along with landscaping works and the inclusion of 21 car parking spaces and one ambulance drop-off point. The proposed Primary Care Centre will now be re-tendered via the HSE's e-tender process, which is expected to start 'in the coming months'. Senator Ryan expressed her frustration with another delay in the long-awaited Kanturk Primary Healthcare Centre. 'The project has suffered a significant setback. It is deeply disappointing and frustrating to learn of yet another delay. This project has been in the pipeline since 2018. The latest setback with the original developer pulling out is yet another blow to the people of Kanturk and the surrounding areas. 'The current situation is unacceptable,' said Ms Ryan. 'The community has been waiting far too long for access to modern accessible healthcare facilities. The HSE must act urgently to re-tender this project and ensure that it proceeds without further delay. The people of Kanturk deserve better. 'Sinn Féin has consistently called for investment in rural healthcare infrastructure and this delay highlights the ongoing failure to deliver for communities outside the major urban centres. It is yet another example of rural areas being left behind. We need answers and we need action,' she added. Speaking in the Seanad on Tuesday, April 29, Senator Ryan said the proposed facility was envisioned to provide essential services including GP consultations, mental health supports and ancillary healthcare services to the community. 'The Kanturk community have been waiting for improved healthcare infrastructure since the planning permission was granted in 2018. The situation underscores a broader issue and that is the persistent neglect of rural healthcare development. While urban centres see rapid progress in healthcare projects, rural communities like Kanturk face repeated delays and setbacks.' Senator Ryan subsequently requested time for a debate with Minister Carroll MacNeill to help identify a clear timeline for progress. 'I am requesting that we allocate time for a debate with the Minister of Health. We need to understand the reasons behind the developers withdrawal, the anticipated timeline for the retendering and the measures being taken to prevent such occurrences happening in other areas in the future. 'It is imperative that we ensure that rural communities across Ireland have the same kind of commitment resources that all urban areas have,' she added.
Irish Independent
23-04-2025
- Health
- Irish Independent
Major blow for long-awaited rural Cork health facility as its developers pull out of project
The project, which was due to go to construction this time last year, has now seen the developer who had initially won the tender pull out of the project – meaning the HSE will now have to re-tender the Primary Care Centre. The project was due to be developed by Dublin-based Manderley Holdings, who had employed Meitheal Architects to take on the job. The centre had been in planning since February 2018 and had been granted permission in December of that year. The centre had previously been held up over clarification on consent from Cork County Council regarding the use of a public road, which was clarified in a letter sent from Cork Kerry Community Healthcare to TD Michael Moynihan. The development was set to include medical consulting, treatment, and GP rooms, a mental health facility, an ancillary healthcare professional services suits, along with landscaping works and the inclusion of 21 car parking spaces and one ambulance drop-off point. However, in a response to a parliamentary question posed by local Fine Gael TD John Paul O'Shea, the HSE have confirmed that the developer has informed the executive that 'they are unable to proceed with the development under the previous agreed terms and conditions.' It means the proposed Primary Care Centre will now be re-tendered via the HSE's e-tender process, which is expected to start 'in the coming months'. O'Shea says the news is a 'disappointment' and says it will 'delay considerably' the project, which is among eight Primary Care Centres currently in delivery by the HSE. 'I'd encourage the HSE to re-tender it as soon as possible so we can go from there.'
