Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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1123. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason for the removal of an ambulance call centre (details supplied) from a new and revised contract agreement which had previously been stipulated as a designated centre for the purpose of service provision; if the terms of this revised document do not require the contracted party to retain the centre as part of the agreement; if he will consider amending the revised contract with a view to have the centre included as part of the agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13318/17]

Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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I assume the Question is referring to the Emergency Call Answering Service call centre in Ballyshannon and not the National Ambulance Service call centre.

The contract for a new Emergency Call Answering Service Operator is subject to a procurement process which commenced on 15 April 2016. This procurement process is currently on-going and is being conducted in accordance with the relevant national public procurement policy and European Union Directive 2004/18/EC.