SEPTEMBER 2007

Fire Tender Commitment

Donegal senator, Cecelia Keaveney has welcomed news the government has sanctioned five new fire tenders for Donegal. She said she will campaign to have one of the tenders allocated to Moville where firefighters currently have to work with out of date equipment.

"Given the government capital investments in the new state of the art fire stations in Buncrana, Carndonagh, Letterkenny and most recently in Moville, the addition of so many new vehicles is vital to improve the age profile of the fire-fighting fleet. Said Cecelia. "I am proud to have campaigned with the volunteers in the Moville fire station since I first went on to the county council 12 years ago to get a new "home" for them, and while it has been a long journey, the beautiful building which is almost complete on the entrance to the town is a huge asset to our emergency services in the area.

The Moville tender is one of the oldest in the county and therefore it would only be fitting that the new station houses a new tender. I congratulate all those who give their valuable time to working in the emergency services. None of us know when we will need their help and it is vital that they continue to attain top-class facilities as have been arriving in the county over the past decade."

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