Written answers
Friday, 7 September 2018
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
Fire Service Staff
Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source
1388. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of fire fighters employed in each county in each of the past three years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36439/18]
Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source
My Department gathers quarterly data on fire fighters in local authorities. The most recent data collected at the end of June 2018, together with data from the past three years, are set out in the table attached.
My Department works closely with all local authorities to ensure adequate staffing levels are in place and maintained for emergency services.
- | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 (end Q2) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- | Full Time | Retained | Total | Full Time | Retained | Total | Full Time | Retained | Total | Full Time | Retained | Total |
Cork City | 136 | 0 | 136 | 136 | 0 | 136 | 136 | 0 | 136 | 136 | 0 | 136 |
Dublin local authorities | 842 | 21 | 863 | 898 | 28 | 926 | 920 | 26 | 946 | 919 | 25 | 944 |
Limerick City & County | 58 | 73 | 131 | 65 | 69 | 134 | 64 | 71 | 135 | 66 | 67 | 133 |
Waterford City & County | 31 | 93 | 124 | 29 | 87 | 116 | 32 | 89 | 121 | 32 | 87 | 119 |
Carlow | 1 | 47 | 48 | 1 | 46 | 47 | 1 | 47 | 48 | 1 | 47 | 48 |
Cavan | 0 | 90 | 90 | 0 | 93 | 93 | 0 | 92 | 92 | 0 | 91 | 91 |
Clare | 1 | 73 | 74 | 1 | 77 | 78 | 0 | 66 | 66 | 1 | 66 | 67 |
Cork | 0 | 211 | 211 | 0 | 209 | 209 | 0 | 202 | 202 | 0 | 207 | 207 |
Donegal | 0 | 159 | 159 | 0 | 159 | 159 | 0 | 151 | 151 | 0 | 154 | 154 |
Galway | 35 | 113 | 148 | 35 | 111 | 146 | 37 | 114 | 151 | 36 | 113 | 149 |
Kerry | 3 | 106 | 109 | 3 | 103 | 106 | 2 | 102 | 104 | 3 | 96 | 99 |
Kildare | 0 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 71 | 71 | 0 | 72 | 72 | 0 | 69 | 69 |
Kilkenny | 0 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 66 | 66 | 0 | 66 | 66 | 0 | 66 | 66 |
Laois | 0 | 69 | 69 | 0 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 65 | 65 |
Leitrim | 0 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 47 | 47 |
Longford | 0 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 47 | 47 |
Louth | 53 | 41 | 94 | 54 | 43 | 97 | 54 | 40 | 94 | 54 | 38 | 92 |
Mayo | 2 | 119 | 121 | 2 | 116 | 118 | 2 | 121 | 123 | 2 | 121 | 123 |
Meath | 1 | 72 | 73 | 1 | 73 | 74 | 1 | 75 | 76 | 1 | 73 | 74 |
Monaghan | 0 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 50 | 50 |
Offaly | 2 | 50 | 52 | 2 | 48 | 50 | 2 | 49 | 51 | 2 | 52 | 54 |
Roscommon | 0 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 52 | 52 |
Sligo | 4 | 43 | 47 | 3 | 43 | 46 | 3 | 43 | 46 | 2 | 42 | 44 |
Tipperary | 0 | 130 | 130 | 0 | 124 | 124 | 0 | 129 | 129 | 0 | 128 | 128 |
Westmeath | 0 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 49 | 49 |
Wexford | 1 | 65 | 66 | 1 | 65 | 66 | 1 | 63 | 64 | 1 | 64 | 65 |
Wicklow | 0 | 101 | 101 | 0 | 98 | 98 | 0 | 98 | 98 | 0 | 101 | 101 |
1170 | 2055 | 3225 | 1231 | 2040 | 3271 | 1255 | 2025 | 3280 | 1256 | 2017 | 3273 |
No comments