Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Will it be a condition that the successful tenderer will be required to have its headquarters in the area in which it will provide the service? There is a major concern that big, professional companies from outside, with headquarters far removed from the communities, would win the tenders. Therefore, will it be one of the assessment criteria that the headquarters of the companies delivering the service must be within the area in which the service will be provided? Second, as part of the assessment criteria, will requirements be set down relating to the structure of the board of the delivery company to ensure that local community and voluntary bodies are represented on the board that will deliver the programme within each area?

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