Killarney

By Sean Moriarty
<h3>A new primary medical centre will form one of the centre points of the redevelopment of the &Aacute;ras Ph&aacute;draig on Lewis Road.</h3>
At Wednesday&rsquo;s Killarney Municipal District meeting Kerry County Council engineer David Doyle presented plans for the future development of the town centre site that has been idle since 2009.
One of the key elements of the new project is the construction of the medical centre on the site. The centre will include doctor&rsquo;s and dentist surgeries, an X-ray department and other primary care medical facilities.
&ldquo;The Health Service Executive has given a commitment in writing to provide a primary care [unit] on this site,&rdquo; Mr Doyle told the meeting.
This new facility build would be part of a multi-phased plan to redevelop the &Aacute;ras Ph&aacute;draig site.
&ldquo;A commitment in writing is a hugely important step,&rdquo; said Cllr Brendan Cronin.
The cost of construction of the care centre would be borne by the HSE, however as part of the deal, Kerry County Council would have to provide a construction ready site to the HSE.
Several councillors raised questions on the legality of the ownership of the land should the project go ahead in the format it was presented and questioned what would happen if the HSE decided to vacate the area in the future.
It is proposed that Kerry County Council will supply a serviced site to the HSE and that the health service would then offer a tender to construct the medical care centre on that site.

Medical centre part of Áras Phádraig redevelopment plans

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