Joe Behan (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Question 509: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the local authority areas here currently served by a full-time fire service; the local authority areas currently served by daytime manning; the funding allocated by his Department to these local authorities to assist in the financing of their fire services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28420/07]

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.

Since 2001, the Department has provided €5.2 billion in general purpose grants from the Local Government Fund to assist the local authorities in carrying out their statutory functions, including the provision of fire services. In the same period, over €135 million has been provided to local fire authorities under the fire services capital programme for the provision of new and refurbished fire stations and the purchase of fire appliances and other equipment.