Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 412: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the additional fire appliances he has provided to Dublin Fire Brigade for each year since 2002 to date in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24901/09]

Michael Finneran (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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The provision of a fire service, including the provision of fire fighting and emergency equipment, is a statutory function of individual fire authorities as set out in the Fire Services Act, 1981. The Department supports fire authorities through the setting of general policy and the provision of capital funding, including the recoupment (within the overall funding available) of costs incurred by fire authorities in relation to the purchase of fire appliances.

Details of fire appliances approved for Dublin City Council under the Department's fire service capital programmes for the period 2002 to 2008 are included in the Table below. Approval for the acquisition of fire appliances under the 2009 fire services capital programme are currently under consideration.