Phil Hogan
Question:381 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of fires attributed to electrical causes since 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19078/04]
View answerTuesday, 29 June 2004
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Information supplied by the fire authorities to my Department on fire and emergency incidents attended by fire brigades indicate that some 1,488 fires in 2000, 1,730 fires in 2001 and 1,264 fires in 2002 were attributed to electrical causes. Complete information in respect of causes of fires in 2003 is not yet available. Detailed statistics for 2000-02 are available on my Department's website, www.environ.ie, and in the Oireachtas Library.