Following the decision by An Bord Pleanala to grant planning permission for thePrimary Care Centre for Celbridge on the Maynooth Road, Celbridge, Deputy EmmetStagg has indicated that the Celbridge Primary Care Centre will be operational in early2016.

An Bord Pleanala granted planning permission for the project as did Kildare Co. Counciloriginally despite concerns expressed by residents living near the site which isbounded on the South by The Workhouse Building and to the North East by the Lidlfoodstore and the Famine Graveyard to the West.

The HSE has advised Deputy Stagg that the developer Clarington Properties arecurrently finalising funding for the project and that the HSE have signed an Agreementto Lease space in the building for the development of a Primary Care Centre forCelbridge. It is expected that construction will commence in September 2014 and thePrimary Care Centre will be operational in early 2016.

A Primary Care Centre will make a real difference to the way in which the people ofCelbridge access health care services in the community. Primary Care Centres will bethe first point of contact for people who need to access health services in the yearsahead. In a developed Primary Care system, as envisaged by the Government, up to95% of people’s day-to-day health and social care needs can be provided in acommunity setting.

Primary Care services mean all of the health or social care services that you can find inyour community, outside of the hospital setting. Primary Care includes GPs, PublicHealth Nurses and a range of other services provided through your Local Health Officesuch as Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Home Help Support Staff. ThePrimary Care Team members also link with other community-based disciplines toensure all health and social needs are provided for. These include Speech and LanguageTherapy, Dieticians, Mental Health Services. Social Work, Podiatry, Dental Services andOpthalmic Services.

Deputy Stagg will continue to monitor progress on the delivery of the Primary CareCentre for Celbridge.

Celbridge PrimaryCare Centre Set toOpen in Early 2016

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INTEL INVESTMENT SECURES JOBS ANDGROWTH PROSPECT IN 2015Emmet Stagg, Cllr. Kevin Byrne andLocal Area Representative Shane Griffinhave welcomed the announcement byIntel of their Investment of $5 BillionDollars in their Leixlip Plant over thepast three years which has secured thejobs of the existing 4,500 employees atthe plant and positions Intel as one ofthe three plants worldwide tomanufacture the next generation ofchips beginning in 2015.

This Investment has also supported5,000 construction jobs on site atLeixlip. The Investment is a Vote ofConfidence in the existing workers atLeixlip which has seen the plant expand over the past 25 years to be regarded as Intel's Premier facilityworldwide. Total Investment at Leixlip has been in the order of $12.5 Billion since 1989.

With the future secured for existing workers Deputy Stagg stated that a further 800 permanent technicaljobs are expected to be created when Intel's Leixlip Facility becomes a high volume site for Intel's leadingedge manufacturing process beginning in 2015. This will also bring about 3,500 construction jobs.

Deputy Stagg congratulated Intel's General Manager Eamonn Sinnott on the successful investment atLeixlip and congratulated the workers for delivering for Ireland.

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Emmet Stagg TD with Cllr Kevin Byrne, Cllr Colm Purcell and Local AreaRepresentative Shane Griffin