Majersky urges Sasko to Publish Composition of Commission in Ambulance Tender

Bratislava, 28 July (TASR) - MP Frantisek Majersky (Christian Democrats/KDH) has called on Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD) to make public the complete composition of the selection committee in the tender to select an ambulance service operator, and how the members of the committee were selected. The Health Ministry responded that the names of the members will be published after the tender procedure is completed. The Emergency Medical Service Operations Centre told TASR that it will comment on the procedure after it has been completed, in order to ensure the objectivity of the process. "We're calling on Sasko to inform the public whether the chairman of the selection committee in the tender to select an ambulance service operator is Mr. Jakub Hornak and whether he is related to Ms. Eva Lisova, the head of the State Supported Rental Housing Agency, who was legally convicted in 2022 for fraud and damaging the creditor in a real estate business," said Majersky, adding that transparency and independence of the commission are the basic prerequisites for a credible tender procedure. The ministry stated that it is common practice to protect members of the commission from possible pressure during the ongoing proceedings, which ensures objectivity and independence of decision-making. "The results of the selection procedure will be published after the committee has completed its evaluation of all applications and after the Health Ministry has issued the permits," the ministry told TASR. President Peter Pellegrini on Thursday (24 July) called on Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice–SD) to ensure that the ambulance service tender process complies fully with the law. The President's Office issued his statement in response to a letter from the Doctors Trade Union Association (LOZ), which urged Pellegrini to ensure that the public procurement process for ambulance service licences is transparent and professional. The association expressed concern over the lack of information and the growing non-transparency of the tender. The Health Ministry stated that the selection process will be conducted properly, transparently and in line with the established terms. The tender concerns the operation of 344 ground ambulance stations and seven helicopter emergency medical service units. am/mcs