Vol. 418 No. 7
238 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment if he will outline the names of local authorities which have a full-time fire service; the number that have a part-time service; and the number of new fire stations opened in the past ten years and their locations.
All fire authorities respond to calls for assistance on a 24 hour a day basis, all the year round. Five fire authorities employ mainly wholetime fire service personnel — Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Dun Laoghaire and Waterford Corporations. The other fire authorities employ mainly part-time personnel, in addition to their wholetime senior officers, although some of these authorities also have small numbers of wholetime staff at various centres.
Since 1982, 47 new fire stations have been provided. Details are set out in the following table:
Table: Location of new Fire Stations opened since 1982
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Local Authority |
Location |
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Dublin Corporation |
Tallaght |
|
Donnybrook |
|
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Rathfarnham |
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|
Phibsboro |
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Blanchardstown |
|
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Dun Laoghaire Corporation |
Kill Avenue |
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Limerick Corporation |
Mulgrave Street |
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County Carlow |
Muinebheag |
|
Tullow |
|
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County Cavan |
Killeshandra |
|
Ballyconnell |
|
|
Cavan |
|
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County Clare |
Ennistymon |
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County Cork |
Bantry |
|
Bandon |
|
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County Kerry |
Dingle |
|
Killarney |
|
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County Kildare |
Newbridge |
|
Leixlip |
|
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County Kilkenny |
Thomastown |
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County Leitrim |
Carrick-on-Shannon |
|
Ballinamore |
|
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County Limerick |
Foynes |
|
Rathkeale |
|
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County Mayo |
Swinford |
|
Belmullet |
|
|
Ballinrobe |
|
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Claremorris |
|
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Charlestown |
|
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County Meath |
Navan |
|
Trim |
|
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County Offaly |
Tullamore |
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County Roscommon |
Castlerea |
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County Sligo |
Sligo |
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County Tipperary (NR) |
Roscrea |
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County Tipperary (SR) |
Cashel |
|
Cahir |
|
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Carrick-on-Suir |
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County Waterford |
Cappoquin |
|
Dunmore East |
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County Westmeath |
Mullingar |
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Athlone |
|
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County Wexford |
New Ross |
|
Gorey |
|
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County Wicklow |
Tinahely |
|
Bray |
|
|
Greystones |
