Michael Collins (Cork South West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The conditions of our fire brigade personnel buildings leave a lot to be desired. Independent community activist, Mags McKenna, in Ballincollig tells me there is no fire brigade service in Ballincollig to cover 28,000 people. In Clonakilty we have a serious crisis in spite of many announcements having been made that there is a new fire station. They tell me it is rat-infested and pigeon-infested. There is a lady after being taken on recently, which is brilliant, but she is sharing changing rooms with men. The Clonakilty fire station is outdated and needs to be replaced. It is covering a huge area from Bandon west to Clonakilty, Timoleague, Barryroe, all that area. When will the sod be turned for Clonakilty fire station? That is what they want, not another promise.

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