Written answers
Thursday, 1 April 2010
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
Fire Safety Inspections
4:00 am
Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 171: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will reply to a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14422/10]
Michael Finneran (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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Statistics forwarded by fire authorities to my Department in relation to fire prevention inspections carried out under the Fire Services Acts 1981 and 2003 for the 5 years 2004 to 2008 are set out in the following tables. Statistics for 2009 are awaited from fire authorities.
| Year 2004 | Inspections under Fire Services Acts 1981 and 2003 | |||||
| Section 13 — Planning | Section 24 — Licensing | Other Sections | ||||
| Premises Inspected | Inspections Undertaken | Premises Inspected | Inspections Undertaken | Premises Inspected | Inspections Undertaken | |
| Cork City Council | 0 | 0 | 160 | 432 | 32 | 39 |
| Dublin City Council | 4 | 4 | 460 | 788 | 805 | 1522 |
| Limerick City Council | 248 | 80 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Waterford City Council | 1 | 1 | 48 | 57 | 96 | 102 |
| Carlow County Council | 25 | 25 | 117 | 151 | 28 | 36 |
| Cavan County Council | 24 | 28 | 96 | 151 | 26 | 36 |
| Clare County Council | 1 | 9 | 139 | 164 | 19 | 28 |
| Cork County Council | 1,210 | 1,425 | 298 | 464 | 262 | 389 |
| Donegal County Council | 160 | 160 | 203 | 246 | 295 | 320 |
| Galway County Council | 35 | 35 | 203 | 165 | 40 | 35 |
| Kerry County Council | 125 | 150 | 255 | 335 | 61 | 70 |
| Kildare County Council | 1,080 | 1,080 | 39 | 58 | 92 | 125 |
| Kilkenny County Council | 19 | 19 | 88 | 92 | 39 | 47 |
| Laois County Council | 25 | 195 | 130 | 260 | 50 | 100 |
| Leitrim County Council | 43 | 43 | 35 | 62 | 29 | 30 |
| Limerick County Council | 145 | 145 | 145 | 170 | 112 | 141 |
| Longford County Council | 48 | 48 | 18 | 28 | 30 | 40 |
| Louth County Council | 9 | 13 | 38 | 41 | 31 | 34 |
| Drogheda City Council | 11 | 12 | 20 | 22 | 47 | 49 |
| Dundalk Town Council | 24 | 27 | 15 | 17 | 24 | 28 |
| Mayo County Council | Not available | 368 | Not available | 353 | Not available | 25 |
| Meath County Council | 48 | 48 | 85 | 85 | 120 | 120 |
| Monaghan County Council | 14 | 16 | 72 | 144 | 61 | 145 |
| Offaly County Council | 160 | 194 | 48 | 78 | 25 | 30 |
| Roscommon County Council | 142 | 60 | 50 | 119 | 0 | 0 |
| Sligo County Council | 154 | 133 | 119 | 143 | 90 | 90 |
| North Tipperary County Council | 8 | 8 | 115 | 127 | 6 | 8 |
| South Tipperary County Council | 0 | 0 | 19 | 34 | 26 | 34 |
| Waterford County Council | 10 | 10 | 50 | 50 | 71 | 80 |
| Westmeath County Council | 26 | 26 | 70 | 83 | 4 | 4 |
| Athlone Town Council | 5 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| Wexford County Council | 4 | 4 | 41 | 52 | 29 | 31 |
| Wicklow County Council | 0 | 0 | 79 | 104 | 47 | 51 |
| Year 2005 | Inspections under Fire Services Acts 1981 and 2003 | |||||
| Section 13 — Planning | Section 24 — Licensing | Other Sections | ||||
| Premises Inspected | Inspections Undertaken | Premises Inspected | Inspections Undertaken | Premises Inspected | Inspections Undertaken | |
| Cork City Council | 0 | 0 | 169 | 410 | 128 | 210 |
| Dublin City Council | 5 | 6 | 552 | 875 | 836 | 1467 |
| Limerick City Council | 132 | 132 | 96 | 303 | 0 | 0 |
| Waterford City Council | 0 | 0 | 29 | 44 | 90 | 106 |
| Carlow County Council | 28 | 31 | 140 | 170 | 54 | 71 |
| Cavan County Council | 15 | 20 | 105 | 135 | 8 | 11 |
| Clare County Council | 12 | 13 | 151 | 179 | 28 | 28 |
| Cork County Council | 1 | 1 | 306 | 473 | 178 | 249 |
| Donegal County Council | 146 | 146 | 189 | 223 | 241 | 272 |
| Galway County Council | 123 | 123 | 181 | 209 | 30 | 42 |
| Kerry County Council | 26 | 31 | 244 | 286 | 148 | 176 |
| Kildare County Council | 248 | 248 | 81 | 136 | 90 | 106 |
| Kilkenny County Council | 14 | 14 | 25 | 35 | 23 | 31 |
| Laois County Council | 13 | 10 | 94 | 94 | 31 | 31 |
| Leitrim County Council | 164 | 165 | 44 | 79 | 21 | 28 |
| Limerick County Council | 405 | 405 | 108 | 108 | 0 | 0 |
| Longford County Council | 26 | 26 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 25 |
| Louth County Council | 2 | 3 | 41 | 45 | 44 | 49 |
| Drogheda Borough Council | 2 | 3 | 22 | 47 | 45 | 56 |
| Dundalk Town Council | 15 | 18 | 26 | 30 | 37 | 43 |
| Mayo County Council | 104 | 104 | 270 | 301 | 38 | 43 |
| Meath County Council | 40 | 40 | 75 | 75 | 110 | 110 |
| Monaghan County Council | 42 | 40 | 138 | 66 | 14 | 12 |
| Offaly County Council | 137 | 166 | 41 | 67 | 21 | 26 |
| Roscommon County Council | 5 | 5 | 52 | 140 | 5 | 12 |
| Sligo County Council | 200 | 200 | 97 | 117 | 99 | 99 |
| North Tipperary County Council | 1 | 1 | 119 | 130 | 1 | 1 |
| South Tipperary County Council | 0 | 0 | 35 | 47 | 29 | 37 |
| Waterford County Council | 20 | 20 | 56 | 60 | 35 | 48 |
| Westmeath County Council | 30 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Athlone Town Council | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 15 |
| Wexford County Council | 0 | 0 | 50 | 55 | 10 | 15 |
| Wicklow County Council | 0 | 0 | 49 | 61 | 36 | 38 |
| Year 2006 | Inspections under Fire Services Acts 1981 and 2003 | |||||
| Section 13 — Planning | Section 24 — Licensing | Other Sections | ||||
| Premises Inspected | Inspections Undertaken | Premises Inspected | Inspections Undertaken | Premises Inspected | Inspections Undertaken | |
| Cork City Council | 0 | 0 | 160 | 412 | 120 | 212 |
| Dublin City Council | 4 | 6 | 492 | 897 | 518 | 983 |
| Limerick City Council | 102 | 102 | 55 | 185 | 53 | 75 |
| Waterford City Council | 1 | 2 | 51 | 28 | 26 | 35 |
| Carlow County Council | 38 | 40 | 120 | 128 | 55 | 67 |
| Cavan County Council | 20 | 20 | 120 | 140 | 8 | 8 |
| Clare County Council | 16 | 20 | 144 | 184 | 36 | 64 |
| Cork County Council | 0 | 0 | 276 | 475 | 181 | 260 |
| Donegal County Council | 94 | 98 | 250 | 265 | 14 | 14 |
| Galway County Council | 139 | 139 | 191 | 211 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerry County Council | 0 | 0 | 198 | 206 | 102 | 122 |
| Kildare County Council | 223 | 231 | 53 | 142 | 62 | 84 |
| Kilkenny County Council | 16 | 16 | 23 | 31 | 29 | 40 |
| Laois County Council | 117 | 12 | 24 | 24 | 2 | 2 |
| Leitrim County Council | 80 | 80 | 43 | 73 | 32 | 38 |
| Limerick County Council | 0 | 0 | 93 | 124 | 91 | 107 |
| Longford County Council | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Louth County Council | 2 | 3 | 41 | 55 | 44 | 51 |
| Drogheda Borough Council | 0 | 0 | 23 | 31 | 41 | 49 |
| Dundalk Town Council | 0 | 0 | 24 | 39 | 37 | 51 |
| Mayo County Council | 86 | 87 | 273 | 341 | 43 | 43 |
| Meath County Council | 42 | 42 | 80 | 80 | 115 | 115 |
| Monaghan County Council | 109 | 248 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
| Offaly County Council | 256 | 282 | 65 | 67 | 36 | 40 |
| Roscommon County Council | 6 | 6 | 55 | 120 | 22 | 34 |
| Sligo County Council | 200 | 200 | 112 | 240 | 55 | 55 |
| North Tipperary Co Council | 0 | 0 | 115 | 135 | 2 | 2 |
| South Tipperary Co Council | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
| Waterford County Council | 24 | 24 | 57 | 60 | 42 | 46 |
| Westmeath County Council | 24 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| Athlone Town Council | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Wexford County Council | 0 | 0 | 43 | 61 | 28 | 44 |
| Wicklow County Council | 0 | 0 | 52 | 69 | 54 | 79 |
| Year 2007 | Inspections under Fire Services Acts 1981 and 2003 | |||||
| Section 13 — Planning | Section 24 — Licensing | Other Sections | ||||
| Premises Inspected | Inspections Undertaken | Premises Inspected | Inspections Undertaken | Premises Inspected | Inspections Undertaken | |
| Athlone Town Council | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
| Carlow County Council | 43 | 47 | 114 | 138 | 60 | 78 |
| Cavan County Council | 18 | 13 | 102 | 128 | 7 | 7 |
| Clare County Council | 8 | 12 | 130 | 205 | 62 | 106 |
| Cork County Council | 2 | 2 | 268 | 448 | 137 | 209 |
| Cork City Council | 0 | 0 | 152 | 275 | 84 | 151 |
| Donegal County Council | 8 | 12 | 130 | 205 | 62 | 106 |
| Drogheda Borough Council | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| Dublin City Council | 0 | 0 | 366 | 588 | 1,232 | 1,852 |
| Dundalk Town Council | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| Galway County Council | 125 | 125 | 202 | 236 | 3 | 9 |
| Kerry County Council | 14 | 14 | 225 | 264 | 105 | 139 |
| Kildare County Council | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kilkenny County Council | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laois County Council | 145 | 15 | 30 | 30 | 4 | 4 |
| Leitrim County Council | 31 | 31 | 48 | 80 | 23 | 39 |
| Limerick City Council | 85 | 85 | 74 | 236 | 41 | 64 |
| Limerick County Council | 21 | 21 | 95 | 124 | 110 | 130 |
| Longford County Council | 107 | 107 | 50 | 76 | 3 | 11 |
| Louth County Council | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Mayo County Council | 53 | 54 | 185 | 226 | 32 | 38 |
| Meath County Council | 45 | 45 | 85 | 85 | 105 | 105 |
| Monaghan County Council | 0 | 0 | 77 | 218 | 0 | 0 |
| Offaly County Council | 246 | 260 | 73 | 78 | 0 | 0 |
| Roscommon County Council | 6 | 6 | 55 | 120 | 22 | 34 |
| Sligo County Council | 106 | 106 | 104 | 142 | 0 | 0 |
| North Tipperary County Council | 0 | 0 | 119 | 138 | 2 | 4 |
| South Tipperary County Council | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 24 |
| Waterford City Council | 0 | 0 | 19 | 26 | 15 | 19 |
| Waterford County Council | 19 | 19 | 65 | 80 | 33 | 35 |
| Westmeath County Council | 32 | 37 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 4 |
| Wexford County Council | 0 | 0 | 74 | 84 | 102 | 116 |
| Wicklow County Council | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 23 |
| Year 2008 | Inspections under Fire Services Acts 1981 and 2003 | |||||
| Section 13 — Planning | Section 24 — Licensing | Other Sections | ||||
| Premises Inspected | Inspections Undertaken | Premises Inspected | Inspections Undertaken | Premises Inspected | Inspections Undertaken | |
| Athlone Town Council | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlow County Council | 300 | 300 | 81 | 104 | 57 | 85 |
| Cavan County Council | 11 | 11 | 97 | 123 | 5 | 5 |
| Clare County Council | 24 | 24 | 132 | 168 | 60 | 74 |
| Cork County Council | ||||||
| Cork City Council | 0 | 0 | 135 | 202 | 129 | 173 |
| Donegal County Council | 9 | 9 | 249 | 267 | 18 | 26 |
| Drogheda Borough Council | 0 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 19 |
| Dublin City Council | 10 | 13 | 363 | 667 | 1632 | 2386 |
| Dundalk Town Council | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 16 |
| Galway County Council | 103 | 103 | 181 | 210 | 4 | 10 |
| Kerry County Council | 29 | 29 | 226 | 293 | 181 | 222 |
| Kildare County Council | 205 | 228 | 61 | 83 | 65 | 71 |
| Kilkenny County Council | ||||||
| Laois County Council | 248 | 0 | 39 | 47 | 7 | 11 |
| Leitrim County Council | 52 | 52 | 42 | 67 | 33 | 39 |
| Limerick City Council | 67 | 67 | 74 | 233 | 94 | 90 |
| Limerick County Council | ||||||
| Longford County Council | ||||||
| Louth County Council | 0 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 9 |
| Mayo County Council | ||||||
| Meath County Council | ||||||
| Monaghan County Council | 7 | 7 | 86 | 259 | 25 | 31 |
| Offaly County Council | 52 | 52 | 46 | 61 | 75 | 126 |
| Roscommon County Council | ||||||
| Sligo County Council | 87 | 87 | 103 | 155 | 128 | 128 |
| North Tipperary County Council | 0 | 0 | 116 | 141 | 7 | 11 |
| South Tipperary County Council | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 |
| Waterford City Council | 1 | 1 | 26 | 31 | 34 | 39 |
| Waterford County Council | ||||||
| Westmeath County Council | 22 | 22 | 52 | 58 | 49 | 57 |
| Wexford County Council | 0 | 0 | 78 | 86 | 64 | 84 |
| Wicklow County Council |
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