Written answers
Tuesday, 30 June 2009
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
Fire Statistics
11:00 pm
Tom Sheahan (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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Question 404: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of local authority rented houses involved in house fires in the past five years; the number which had fatal consequences; the number of people who died or were seriously injured; if he will provide the information in tabular format by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26096/09]
John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Statistics on fires and other emergency incidents dealt with by local authority fire brigades are collected by my Department and published annually. Statistics relating specifically to fires in Local Authority Housing are not available in my Department.
I have set out in the following tables the available information on domestic fires, and fatalities where the fire services were in attendance, as reported to me by the fire authorities. Statistics for 2008 are currently being compiled and will be sent to the Deputy as soon as possible.
Domestic Fires Attended by Local Authority Fire Service | |||||
Fire Authority | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
Athlone Town Council | 117 | 155 | 137 | 164 | 137 |
Carlow County Council | 118 | 120 | 112 | 128 | 122 |
Cavan County Council | 91 | 80 | 75 | 99 | 101 |
Clare County Council | 369 | 372 | 353 | 354 | 311 |
Cork City Council | 390 | 373 | 359 | 334 | 627 |
Cork County Council | 427 | 361 | 690 | 631 | 313 |
Donegal County Council | 423 | 317 | 339 | 358 | 319 |
Drogheda Borough Council | 78 | 75 | 98 | 88 | 101 |
Dublin City Council | 1,453 | 1,250 | 1,278 | 1,206 | 1,962 |
Dundalk Town Council | 135 | 94 | 81 | 84 | 79 |
Galway County Council | 492 | 516 | 487 | 529 | 464 |
Kerry County Council | 368 | 357 | 330 | 372 | 284 |
Kildare County Council | 480 | 447 | 479 | 454 | 429 |
Kilkenny County Council | 181 | 168 | 133 | 159 | 167 |
Laois County Council | 230 | 223 | 290 | 314 | 347 |
Leitrim County Council | 78 | 86 | 78 | 80 | 84 |
Limerick City Council | 189 | 245 | 203 | 222 | 180 |
Limerick County Council | 233 | 182 | 182 | 180 | 170 |
Longford County Council | 180 | 188 | 196 | 199 | 210 |
Louth County Council | 39 | 41 | 27 | 40 | 36 |
Mayo County Council | 454 | 396 | 381 | 422 | 337 |
Meath County Council | 222 | 194 | 186 | 201 | 191 |
Monaghan County Council | 154 | 114 | 107 | 100 | 117 |
North Tipperary County Council | 288 | 283 | 311 | 363 | 285 |
Offaly County Council | 378 | 340 | 362 | 185 | 303 |
Roscommon County Council | 213 | 243 | 208 | 237 | 185 |
Sligo County Council | 266 | 216 | 220 | 326 | 209 |
South Tipperary County Council | 169 | 190 | 165 | 191 | 133 |
Waterford City Council | 150 | 129 | 139 | 157 | 131 |
Waterford County Council | 174 | 170 | 203 | 261 | 249 |
Westmeath County Council | 241 | 227 | 211 | 204 | 191 |
Wexford County Council | 434 | 474 | 508 | 534 | 456 |
Wicklow County Council | 224 | 190 | 237 | 218 | 265 |
TOTAL | 9,438 | 8,816 | 9,165 | 9,394 | 9,495 |
Fatalities in Fires Attended by Local Authority Fire Service | |||||
Fire Authority | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
Carlow County Council | 1 | ||||
Cavan County Council | 1 | 1 | |||
Clare County Council | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
Cork City Council | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||
Cork County Council | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
Donegal County Council | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
Drogheda Borough Council | 1 | ||||
Dublin City Council | 2 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 11 |
Dundalk Town Council | 2 | 1 | |||
Galway County Council | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
Kerry County Council | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
Kildare County Council | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Kilkenny County Council | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Laois County Council | 1 | 1 | |||
Leitrim County Council | 1 | 1 | |||
Limerick City Council | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
Limerick County Council | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
Longford County Council | 2 | ||||
Mayo County Council | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Meath County Council | 2 | ||||
Monaghan County Council | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
North Tipperary County Council | 1 | 2 | |||
Offaly County Council | 1 | 1 | |||
Roscommon County Council | 2 | 1 | |||
Sligo County Council | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||
South Tipperary County Council | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Waterford City Council | 3 | 1 | |||
Waterford County Council | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
Westmeath County Council | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
Wexford County Council | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
Wicklow County Council | 2 | 2 | |||
Total | 34 | 35 | 41 | 42 | 41 |
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