Dáil Éireann Debate, Friday - 7 September 2018
1388. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked 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]
View answerMy 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 following table.
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) |
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|
- |
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 |
