Written answers

Tuesday, 17 February 2009

Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government

Fire Stations

9:00 pm

Photo of Olwyn EnrightOlwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 393: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position of an application for funding by North Tipperary County Council for a fire service facility in Cloughjordan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5762/09]

Photo of Michael KittMichael Kitt (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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The provision of funding for a fire station at Cloughjordan will be considered under future programmes having regard to the overall availability of resources, the spread of existing facilities and competing demands of fire authorities for available funds under the fire services capital programme. In autumn 2008, the fire authority indicated that improvement to the fire station at Templemore was their first priority, Cloughjordan was second priority and the construction of a workshop at Nenagh was third priority.

Photo of Liz McManusLiz McManus (Wicklow, Labour)
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Question 394: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of the concerns existing in Bray, County Wicklow, relating to the fire service, he will confirm that he has satisfied himself that the level of provisions in Bray is satisfactory for the needs of the town and surrounding areas; when the three reports into the deaths of the two firefighters in Bray will be released; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5794/09]

Photo of Michael KittMichael Kitt (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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The provision of a fire service in its functional area, including the establishment and maintenance of a fire brigade, the assessment of fire cover needs, the provision of a premises and the making of such other provisions as it considers necessary or desirable, is a statutory function of individual fire authorities under section 10 of the Fire Services Act 1981. My Department's role is one of supporting and assisting local authorities in delivering fire services through the setting of general policy and the provision of capital funding.

I have not been informed by an Garda Síochána or the Health and Safety Authority when their reports will be completed or if they will be published. I have asked Wicklow County Council to make the findings of its investigation, when completed, available to my Department.

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