Breeda Moynihan-Cronin (Kerry South, Labour)
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Question 129: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he expects the fire services change programme, as announced on 17 February 2005, to be complete; if the strategy will include establishing a national fire safety authority which was recommended as a key recommendation in the 2002 Government commissioned report on the fire service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22211/05]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I refer to the reply to Question No. 127 of 18 May 2005.

The fire services change programme involves a series of measures designed to bring about direct improvements in key areas of the fire services. I expect to see significant progress in community fire safety in particular in a relatively short time but other measures are likely to be developed on a phased basis over a longer period.