John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 389: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of public service answering points here; the number of staff employed at each point; if he has studied the expenses involved in upgrading the PSAP network to include the eCall road safety technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7330/09]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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Eircom provides the existing Public Service Answering Points (PSAP) network for the answering of emergency calls. The number of PSAPs and the staff numbers employed at each point is an operational matter for Eircom. I have no function in the matter. My colleague, the Minister for Transport, is monitoring developments in relation to the eCall concept, which is still under development in Europe. It would be premature to consider the deployment of the eCall technology at this stage.