Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 December 2025
601. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of funding requests his Department has received from Mayo County Council seeking funding approval to purchase additional fire appliances and or specialist equipment for Mayo Fire Services in 2024 and to-date in 2025; of the funding requests, the number that were approved in each of the years in question, in tabular form. [72221/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe provision of a fire service in its functional area, including the establishment and maintenance of a fire brigade, the assessment of fire cover needs and the provision of fire station premises, is a statutory function of individual fire authorities under the Fire Services Act 1981. My Department supports the fire authorities through setting general policy, providing a central training programme, issuing guidance on operational and other related matters and providing capital funding for priority infrastructural projects.
The table below details the number of requests received from Mayo County Council seeking grant assistance funding for the purchase of additional fire appliances and/ or specialist equipment in the years 2025/2025 to date. The most recent grant application received on 8 December 2025 is under consideration for grant assistance funding within my Department.
|
Year |
No. of Grant Application Submissions Equipment / Appliances |
Status Approved |
Status Under Consideration |
Estimated Recoupment Value |
|
2024 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
€ 605,076 |
|
2025 |
8 |
7 |
1 |
€ 2,175,840 |
My Department will continue to work closely with Mayo County Council to progress the funding of priority projects as identified by them, from the Fire Services Capital Programme.
