Eamon Scanlon (Sligo-North Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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Question 139: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ascertain from the Health Service Executive the reason the private ambulance service-level agreement has been extended from December 2009 to December 2010 without allowing new providers the opportunity to offer their services after the original termination date of December 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22061/09]

Eamon Scanlon (Sligo-North Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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Question 251: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ascertain from the Health Service Executive the reason the national ambulance service is not supporting the allocation to specific private ambulance services citing that they are un-inspected while at the same time refusing to provide an inspection service which can assess capacity to meet demand. [22692/09]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to takes Questions Nos. 139 and 251 together.

As these are service matters, they have been referred to the HSE for direct reply.