Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 10 November 2010
276 Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the company that holds the contract for arranging Industrial Development Agency travel; the way this contract was awarded and the duration of same. [41804/10]
View answerI am informed by IDA that American Express Business Travel currently hold the contract to arrange travel for the Agencies located in Wilton Park House. Those agencies include IDA Ireland, Forfas, Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) and Sustainable Energy Authority Ireland (SEAI). The contract was awarded mid 2010 by IDA on behalf of these Agencies through a public procurement process and was advertised on the E-tenders website. The contract is for a period of 3 years from 1st July 2010 and may be extended for a further 2 years subject to a satisfactory performance review. In accordance with the terms of the original contract this contract is in the process of being assigned to Atlas Travel Services Ltd who will in the future act as American Express representatives in the Irish market.
