Sinn Féin TD Claire Kerrane has asked the Chief Executive of Roscommon County Council to review the fire service in the county.
Deputy Kerrane said, “Having asked the minister responsible to instruct Roscommon County Council to undertake a review of the fire service in the county, he advised that this is a matter for the Council itself”.
Deputy Kerrane said she is awaiting a response to a request that she issued in May to the Chief Fire Officer, and is now making that request directly to the Roscommon County Council Chief Executive. She insisted she will not be “backing down” on her assertion that the fire station in Castlerea needs to re-open.
“Castlerea is a growing town – the second largest in the county. It needs a fire station, and in the absence of one, neighbouring fire stations – including ones outside of County Roscommon – are being put under pressure and having to cover much larger areas, including Castlerea and its surrounds, when it should have its own service as before.
“I do not believe any ‘independent’ analysis that suggests there is no need for a service in the town. Frankly, this is rubbish and I want a review to be carried out and the station re-opened”, she concluded.
