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Tuesday, 16 July 2013

Department of Environment, Community and Local Government

Fire Service Issues

Photo of John O'MahonyJohn O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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800. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of hoax calls received by the Fire Brigade in each County for 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012; the cost incurred as result of these calls in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35136/13]

Photo of Phil HoganPhil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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The number of false alarm incidents attended by Fire Brigades within their area , broken down by malicious and good intent , for the years from 2007 to 2011, is set out in the following table. These data are based on fire statistics returns from each individual Local Authority Fire and Rescue Service. The statistical information for the year 2012 will not be available until later this year. The cost incurred as a result of these calls is a matter for the local authority concerned, and is not collected by my Department.

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2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Malicious
Good Intent
Total
Malicious
Good Intent
Total
Malicious
Good Intent
Total
Malicious
Good Intent
Total
Malicious
Good Intent
Total
Athlone Town Council
20
88
108
15
88
103
6
71
77
18
109
127
21
63
84
Carlow County Council
17
84
101
16
55
71
15
80
95
19
59
78
41
55
96
Cavan County Council
9
62
71
12
50
62
11
78
89
9
59
68
3
33
36
Clare County Council
65
117
182
59
101
160
31
118
149
35
132
167
24
75
99
Cork County Council
44
269
313
25
318
343
14
282
296
13
255
268
40
254
294
Cork City Council
261
891
1152
228
752
980
212
665
877
298
621
919
214
498
712
Donegal County Council
14
39
53
15
78
93
12
59
71
18
87
105
26
102
128
Drogheda Borough Council
30
78
108
31
78
109
24
79
103
14
85
99
12
72
84
Dublin City Council
452
595
1047
824
869
1693
823
984
1807
876
1117
1993
847
453
1300
Dundalk Town Council
24
47
71
32
61
93
13
47
60
16
54
70
22
59
81
Galway County Council
32
377
409
32
383
415
32
315
347
48
347
395
41
241
282
Kerry County Council
50
26
76
29
28
57
38
37
75
41
24
65
35
24
59
Kildare County Council
28
174
202
15
192
207
13
188
201
8
134
142
19
131
150
Kilkenny County Council
53
112
165
35
111
146
31
111
142
20
129
149
17
111
128
Laois County Council
10
108
118
13
111
124
3
119
122
3
104
107
7
97
104
Leitrim County Council
1
20
21
5
27
32
6
28
34
11
28
39
7
35
42
Limerick City Council
155
245
400
134
205
339
127
224
351
111
186
297
108
199
307
Limerick County Council
17
63
80
25
36
61
44
40
84
47
51
98
41
46
87
Longford County Council
5
27
32
10
56
66
3
67
70
5
61
66
20
43
63
Louth County Council
3
28
31
2
30
32
4
24
28
5
22
27
2
26
28
Mayo County Council
68
118
186
51
135
186
63
114
177
36
129
165
33
94
127
Meath County Council
29
266
295
29
266
295
31
208
239
33
219
252
20
241
261
Monaghan County Council
17
40
57
10
48
58
2
38
40
23
38
61
12
47
59
Offaly County Council
2
26
28
1
15
16
4
8
12
2
14
16
3
14
17
Roscommon County Council
25
81
106
4
35
39
4
63
67
8
45
53
2
62
64
Sligo County Council
19
98
117
25
141
166
12
116
128
21
109
130
23
75
98
North Tipperary County Council
29
60
89
18
46
64
28
40
68
36
42
78
35
45
80
South Tipperary County Council
56
145
201
38
135
173
32
105
137
39
78
117
36
98
134
Waterford City Council
53
132
185
51
103
154
36
119
155
44
86
130
66
80
146
Waterford County Council
25
133
158
39
130
169
25
113
138
10
89
99
23
58
81
Westmeath County Council
13
104
117
13
75
88
10
91
101
12
139
151
76
47
123
Wexford County Council
22
128
150
18
136
154
28
149
177
14
222
236
12
206
218
Wicklow County Council
16
52
68
41
180
201
36
166
202
23
131
154
14
102
116

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