asked the Minister for the Environment if he will state in respect of each local authority the number of positions of fire officer, assistant fire officer, fire prevention officer, or other similar grades sanctioned; the number of such posts vacant at 31 January 1981; if he will give details of any proposals before him at that date for additional posts in the area of fire safety; and the date on which each such request was made.
Written Answers. - Local Authority Fire Officer Staff.
440.
The following table, which is taken from information supplied by local authorities, shows in respect of the local authority fire service the present number of offices in each fire brigade authority, the creation of which is subject to the sanction of the Minister for the Environment.
Details of the numbers of such offices vacant as at 31 January 1981 are not normally available in my Department. It is known, however, that six posts of chief fire officer in Donegal, Sligo-Leitrim, Monaghan, Limerick, Roscommon and Tipperary (N.R.) County Councils were not filled on a permanent basis as at that date, pending completion of conciliation negotiations relating to their status and pay. The posts are now being filled on the old terms, subject to review.
PART I
|
Fire Brigade Authority |
Chief Fire Officer |
Second Fire Officer (Prevention and Operational) |
|
Carlow Co. Council |
1 |
1 |
|
Cavan Co. Council |
1 |
1 |
|
Clate Co. Council |
1 |
1 |
|
Cork Co. Council |
1 |
4 |
|
Donegal Co. Council |
1 |
2 |
|
Galway Co. Council |
1 |
2 |
|
Kerry Co. Council |
1 |
2 |
|
Kildare Co. Council |
shares with Carlow Co. Co. |
1 |
|
Kilkenny Co. Council |
1 |
1 |
|
Laois Co. Council |
1 |
1 |
|
Leitrim Co. Council |
1 |
1 |
|
Limerick Co. Council |
1 |
2 |
|
Longford Co. Council |
1 |
1 |
|
Louth Co. Council |
1 |
— |
|
Mayo Co. Council |
1 |
1 |
|
Meath Co. Council |
1 |
2 |
|
Monaghan Co. Council |
1 |
2 |
|
Offaly Co. Council |
shares with Laois Co. Co. |
1 |
|
Roscommon Co. Council |
1 |
1 |
|
Sligo Co. Council |
shares with Leitrim Co. Co. |
2 |
|
Tipperary N.R. |
1 |
1 |
|
Tipperary S.R. |
1 |
2 |
|
Waterford Co. Co. |
shares with Waterford Corp. |
1 |
|
Westmeath |
shares with Longford |
2 |
|
1 shared with Longford Co. Co. |
||
|
Wexford Co. Co. |
1 |
2 |
|
Wicklow Co. Co. |
1 |
1 |
|
Athlone UDC |
shares with Longford/Westmeath Co. Co.'s |
— |
|
Drogheda Corp. |
shares with Louth Co. Co. |
1 |
|
Dundalk UDC |
shares with Louth Co. Co. |
1 |
|
Limerick Corp. |
1 |
2 |
|
Waterford Corp. |
1 |
1 |
PART II
|
Fire Brigade Authority |
Chief Fire Officer |
Assistant Chief Fire Officer |
Senior Executive Fire Officer |
Senior Executive Fire Prevention Officer |
|
Cork Corp. |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Dublin Corp. |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
|
Dún Laoghaire Corp. |
1 |
|
Fire Brigade Authority |
Executive Fire Prevention Officer |
Second Fire Officer Prevention & Operational |
Third Fire Officer |
District Officer (Dublin) |
|
Cork Corp. |
— |
1 |
4 |
— |
|
Dublin Corp. |
2 |
— |
7 |
33 |
|
Dún Laoghaire Corp. |
1 |
2 |
— |
— |
As at 31 January 1981 the following proposals for additional posts dealing with fire safety (i.e. fire prevention) were before my Department:
|
Local Authority |
Post |
Date Received |
|
Galway County Council |
1 Second Fire Officer |
7.10.80 |
|
1 Executive Engineer (temp.) |
||
|
Laois County Council |
1 Second Fire Officer |
16.11.78 |
|
Offaly County Council |
1 Second Fire Officer |
27.9.78 |
The making of a decision on these proposals has been deferred pending the completion of conciliation negotiations on the restructuring of the fire service.