Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Request for details of the cost to the taxpayer with regard to Helicopter Firefighting services for the past ten years 2015 to 2025. 1. Under a European Tendering Competition has the current provider been awarded the tender for services or an unpublished direct award? 2. What is the company that currently provides the service to National Parks and Wildlife Service? 3. Will National Parks and Wildlife Service publish a public tender in the future or is it envisaged that the department will continue to operate a single source award protocol in the future?