Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 30 January 2014
152. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the way his departmental contracts for taxi companies for the purposes of taxis for the use of departmental staff are decided and allocated; if there is a public tender process for taxi companies wishing to apply for these contracts; the process for allocating the contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4648/14]
View answerTaxi services for official duties for staff of the Department of Justice and Equality are provided by a company on foot of an open, EU wide, public tender competition. This competition for Taxi Services was advertised in the Official Journal of The European Union in October 2010 and the contract awarded in May 2011 for a period of three years. The tender process was conducted in accordance with EU and Irish procurement law. It is anticipated that the replacement contract will be put to tender by the Office of Government Procurement.
