COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, June 12, 2023
QUESTION NO. 14
QUESTION: Councillor C. O'Connor
To ask the CEO to present a report detailing the level of Fire Services throughout our County and will he make a statement? Charlie O'Connor
REPLY:
South Dublin County Council has entered a formal Section 85 arrangement with Dublin City Council whereby Dublin City Council undertakes fire services functions on behalf of SDCC. Section 26 of the Fire Services Act, 1981 provides that “each fire authority which maintains a fire brigade shall prepare … plans for fire and emergency operations showing the provision made by it in respect of organisation, appliances, equipment, fire stations, water supplies and extinguishing agents, training, operational procedure and such other matters as may be relevant, and for dealing with operations of an emergency nature...”
The Section 26 Plan reflects the work and resources required in the delivery of a modern Fire Service, which is representative of the risks and needs of the communities it serves
A Draft Fire and Emergency Operations Plan prepared by Dublin Fire Brigade has recently been published for public consultation. Dublin Fire Brigade want the public to understand what they do as a Fire Service and for the public to contribute to their plans. Members of the public are invited to complete an online survey as part of the consultation process. The public consultation period will be open until the 16th of June 2023.
The plan sets out the current Fire and Emergency arrangements within the Greater Dublin Region and it will also set out plans and targets for the Fire Authority for the next 5 years. The plan will be reviewed from time to time as deemed appropriate, but in any case, it shall be reviewed at least once every 5 years. It should be noted that the adoption of the plan is a reserved function under Section 26(3) of Fire Services Act 1981.