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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, July 09, 2007

QUESTION No.1

QUESTION: Councillor G. Cullen

To ask the Manager the number of fire stations, fire tenders and fire fighting personnel currently in the South Dublin County Council area and what is the cost for such a service? (Can the cost be broken down into premises, tenders and wages?)

REPLY

There is currently one fire station geographically located within South Dublin County Council's administrative area.  This  is located on Belgard road.  The station was upgraded to a two pump station in 2001 which double the manpower.

There is a fulltime crew of two Officers and ten fire fighters, two fire tenders, an ambulance and modern fire fighting and emergency equipment.  The Fire Service in Dublin is provided on a regional basis, therefore South Dublin County Council area is also served where necessary by backup provided from the stations at Dolphins Barn,  Rathfarnham, Dun Laoghaire and Blanchardstown.

The cost of providing the service in 2007 is €17,172,000 and is broken down into such areas as salaries, wages, pensions, clothing, fire plant maintenance, fuel, telephone, radio equipment, rent, rates, insurance etc.  A detailed breakdown of expenditure and income in relation to provision of the fire service for 2007 has been requested from Dublin City Council and a copy of this breakdown will  be forwarded to the Councillor as soon as it has been received.