Plans for the Primary Care Centre in Ballaghaderreen, first proposed 13 years ago, have been delayed as the developer has withdrawn from the project.
The HSE confirmed that while a lease was signed in late 2024, the developer failed to submit necessary documentation, making a new tender process necessary.
Fianna Fáil councillor Sean Moylan (Boyle MD), a member of the Regional Health Forum, sought an update on the project, first proposed in 2012. Senator Gareth Scahill called the delay disappointing, stressing that the town has been repeatedly let down. He, along with councillors Moylan and Emer Kelly, had pushed for progress, with Moylan leading due to the project’s location in his municipal district. Scahill says he plans to raise the matter in the Seanad.
Moylan noted that Ballaghaderreen’s population has grown 60 per cent in seven years, yet only two GPs serve the area. He pledged to continue working on the issue with Deputy Martin Daly, while Scahill will bring it to Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill.
The planned Convent Road development was set to replace the existing medical centre with a modern two-storey facility including a GP suite, pharmacy, and medical services over 13,300 square feet. Further delays now loom as a new tender process gets underway.
