Sorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein)
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230. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeframe in addition to the second quarter of 2021 for when the tender for the search and rescue contract will go out to tender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21564/21]

Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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The current status of the procurement process can be referenced in the Published eTenders update on eTenders and our SAR Webpage

KPMG have been appointed to carry out the detailed business/economic assessment in line with the requirements of the Public Spending Code.  The outcome of the business case stage of this process will go to Government to agree, inter alia, the scope, nature and timing of the procurement process. This is now expected later in Q2 2021.  Once this step is taken, a tender should issue shortly thereafter.