Billy Timmins (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 138: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of full time fire services there are; the location of same with a breakdown of the number of full time firemen with each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22613/07]

Tony Killeen (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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A full-time fire service operates in Cork City, Dublin City, Limerick City and Waterford City. Dublin City Council, in addition provides a full time service on behalf of the other three Dublin authorities: — Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown, Fingal (excluding Skerries and Balbriggan which are covered by a retained fire service) and South Dublin County Councils. Galway County Council provides a full-time service for Galway City. Drogheda Borough Council and Dundalk Town Council each provide a full time service between the hours of 09.00 and 23.00.

The number of full-time personnel employed in these fire authorities at 1st January 2006 is 1,296. This figure is broken down as follow: — Cork City Council — 148, Drogheda Borough Council — 19, Dublin City Council — 962, Dundalk Town Council — 21, Galway County Council — 42, Limerick City Council — 67 and Waterford City Council — 37.