Louth County Council say potential site has been identified for Dunleer fire station

Louth County Council have identified a site for a permanent fire station in Dunleer and are awaiting a land valuation, the council’s monthly meeting was told on Monday.

Fianna Fail councillor John Sheridan queried how far the project had progressed, saying: 

“It’s two years next month since the department of housings capital programme was announced for fire stations around the country, and obviously all stations are not at the same point in the process, but I’m seeing around the country different fire stations being opened that were in that capital announcement at that time.

“Is there any question marks on the site? I know negotiations have been ongoing about this site. Is there any question marks about the site being acquired or is there any other sites in Dunleer being considered at this moment in time?” 

In response, Director of services Thomas McEvoy said that:

“We do have a site identified in Dunleer. We’re actually waiting on a valuation from the vendor for that and so we can’t proceed until they give a price. 

“That is hopefully drawing to a close, but we have been in discussion for at least six months asking for a price.”

In May, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O'Brien, confirmed that Louth County Council had been given approval "to go to tender, appoint a design team and progress to full design and cost plan stage"  for a new fire station in Dunleer after  €1.6 million had been allocated for design and site purchase.