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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 May 2017

Tuesday, 16 May 2017

Questions (313)

Mary Lou McDonald

Question:

313. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of staff trained in fire evacuation procedures in Dublin Castle, the State apartments, the conference centre and castle hall for each of the years 2000 to 2016 and to date in 2017 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22826/17]

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The following staff numbers were trained as fire marshalls and trained in fire safety since 2009. A complete review based on best practice elsewhere in the OPW (Kilkenny Castle) was carried out in 2015 and new procedures were put in place following this review.

date

course

Numbers attending

24/11/2009

Fire Marshall

7

1/12/2009

Fire Marshall

4

2/12/2009

Fire Marshall

8

8/12/2009

Fire Marshall

8

10/12/2009

Fire Marshall

2

19/11/2012

Fire Marshall

16

20/11/2012

Fire Marshall

20

22/11/2012

Fire Marshall

18

7/01/2014

Fire Marshall

10

8/01/2014

Fire Marshall

5

9/01/2014

Fire Marshall

9

15/01/2015

Fire Marshall

2

26/05/2015

Fire Marshall

6

25/06/2015

Fire Marshall

7

19/09/2016

Fire marshall

5

20/02/2017

Fire Marshall

8

The following staff were trained in fire safety awareness

Date

Course

25/11/2009

Fire safety awareness

9

1/12/2009

Fire safety awareness

4

2/12/2009

Fire safety awareness

8

6/12/2011

Fire safety awareness

13

7/01/2014

Fire safety awareness

8

8/01/2014

Fire safety awareness

6

9/01/2014

Fire safety awareness

9

15/05/2014

Fire safety awareness

2

19/09/2015

Fire safety awareness

4

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