Primary care centre work allowed
SPECIAL permission has been granted for work to continue on the primary care centre on Killarney Road.
The centre was due to open early this year and work is at an advanced stage.
Construction sites were ordered to close last week, along with other businesses deemed non-essential.
‘Primary Health Properties’ also received permission to work at their site in Rialto, Dublin.
Most construction work across the country has been shut down following Government guidelines issued on Friday, March 27, in order to limit the spread of Covid-19.
PHP said the HSE was ‘ keen for the sites at Bray and Rialto to be completed as soon as possible’.
The two facilities are due to be finished later this month.
Primary Health Properties currently has 16 healthcare facilities in the Republic of Ireland worth €180 million.
Harry Hyman, managing director of PHP, said some of the company’s facilities in Ireland will be used as part of the battle against the virus.
‘ The HSE is interested in developing community hubs in a number of primary care centres to take the pressure off hospitals,’ he said.
‘Our portfolio of properties stands on the front line of delivering vital services for the NHS and HSE in the UK and Ireland, and we are working closely with our occupiers to help them better-utilise our assets.’
Bray Primary Health Care Centre will include a GP practice, a pharmacy, cafe, a new home for Bray Old Folks and Meals on Wheels and a car park.
It will also be able to house an X-ray facility thereby reducing the need for patients to travel to A&E.