Health Minister Urged To Protect Ennistymon Pharmacies When Primary Care Centre Opens

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The Health Minister is being called on to protect Ennistymon's two pharmacies from closure upon the opening of the town's primary care centre. Minister of State Joe O'Brien confirmed in April that updated submissions would be sought for the long-awaited Ennistymon Primary Care Centre before the end of June - after which point the project would progress through the review, planning and construction stages. There are currently 13 primary care centres in the Midwest - many of which contain in-house pharmacies. Addressing the Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly in the Seanad, Ennistymon Fine Gael Senator Martin Conway says there are legitimate concerns that the viability of the town's existing businesses could be threatened by the new facility.