Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 2 February 2023
250. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of staff employed in each fire service delivery unit in each of the years since 2018, by grade and station, in tabular form. [5526/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe fire service is operated at local authority level by 27 Fire Services. There are 218 fire stations throughout the country and as of November 2022 there were 3,245 serving fire service personnel, of whom 1,206 are full-time and 2,039 are retained (on a 24 hour basis).
As the Local Authority/Fire Service is the direct employer, detail as to specific numbers of fire fighters in each authority/station would be a matter for them in the first instance. This information is not held by my Department.
