Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 December 2015
40. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has received any written or oral representations on behalf of Task Alarms from any elected representative, and the topics discussed at his meeting with a bidder for contracts under the senior alerts scheme on 10 December 2015. [44112/15]
View answerA total of 3 representations were received by my Department from elected representatives on behalf of Task Alarms.
In relation to the Deputy’s query regarding the meeting between Minister Kelly and Deputy Brendan Ryan on 10 December 2014 in relation to the Seniors Alert Scheme, the meeting request from Deputy Ryan did not state that any other people would be attending the meeting. Deputy Ryan was, however, accompanied at the meeting by two people from one of the groups who were bidding in the procurement process being managed by Pobal.
The meeting was of short duration and included discussion in relation to technical details such as the division of the market into lots, the standards applied in relation to the supply of equipment and consultation with suppliers.
It should be noted that the assessment of the tenders including the award of contracts under the procurement process for the Seniors Alert Scheme was managed by Pobal, an independent company, following a public advertisement on eTenders on 20 October 2014.
