Liam Aylward
Ceist:302 Mr. Aylward asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if funding will be approved for the purchase of two vehicles urgently required by an organisation (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [15110/99]
Written Answers. - Grant Aid.
The purchase and maintenance of fire appliances is a matter for the local fire authorities to deal with in accordance with section 10 of the Fire Services Act, 1981. My Department assists fire authorities by providing capital grants towards expenditure they incur in the purchase of such appliances.
Kilkenny County Council's request for grantaid for the purchase of two new fire appliances is under examination in the Department having regard to the level of funding available to the fire services capital programme and the competing demands on these funds. It is not possible at this stage to state when new appliances for Kilkenny may be grant-aided.