Alternative Clondalkin Primary Care site considered

By Laura Lyne

THE future of the development of a Primary Health Care Centre on a site on Convent Road in Clondalkin has been put into question, with the HSE considering a new location for the Clondalkin Village Primary Care Centre.

It was confirmed in correspondence to Sinn Féin TD Eoin Ó Broin, after the site was put up for sale by the HSE’s private partners.

As previously reported in The Echo, the site was offered for sale back in April with the provision to develop the Primary Health Care Centre and Nursing Home.

Plans for the centre would see the development of a 70-bed nursing home and a 34,972 sq ft primary care centre, café and GP suites, all of which were granted permission by An Bord Pleanála back in 2012.

It would see the demolition of structures that are currently located on the site, and an agreement for the HSE to lease 28,000 sq ft of the proposed primary care centre when in place.

The development caused controversy amongst residents at the time, due to the scale of the private nursing home and car park that were approved.

Deputy Ó Broin said: “I recently sought an update for the HSE Regional Manager David Walsh.

“In his reply he confirmed that the Rowlagh Centre is progressing well and that plans to provide the new facility on the grounds of Collinstown College are on track.

“However he also indicated that the HSE were considering an alternative location for the Clondalkin Village Centre.

“The move comes following a decision by the HSE’s private partners for this centre to put the Boot Road site up for sale.

“While the HSE is not ruling out proceeding with the existing site depending on the intentions of the purchasers of the Boot Road site they have indicated that the Centre does not have to be built there and an alternative site may be proposed.

“The provision of both of these Primary Care Centres is well overdue and the HSE and Department of Health must ensure that no further delays occur. People in Clondalkin deserve high-quality primary care provided in appropriate modern facilities.”