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30th June 2015 • Volume 22, Issue 23 • Leader House, North Street, Swords, Co. Dublin. • Tel: 8•400•200 • info@northcountyleader.ie
Recognition For Skerries Firefighter By Patrick Finnegan A firefighter based at Skerries Fire Station, is one of only nine drivers in Dublin, and the only one of Accidents (RSPA) is actively involved in the from the North County to have been recognised for promotion of safety and the prevention of accihis driving skills. The prestigious Royal Society dents in all areas of life - at work, in the home and for the Prevention of Accidents Gold Award is on the roads, in schools, at leisure and on (or near) regarded as the ultimate accolade for safety. water. Emmet was clearly delighted with the award Emmet Dillon was and the recognition it chosen to undertake the brings. In an exclusive course, as recognition of interview with the his exceptional skills as County Leader, he said: a Dublin Fire Brigade “I was just delighted to driver. The course is a get on the course. It recognised system of involved a week in the vehicle control in the O’Brien Institute (OBI) training of emergency centre in Marino, which service drivers, which is the training centre for develops a methodical Dublin Fire Brigade approach to driving in personnel. The course hazardous conditions. It involved four days of increases safety by intense driving. After giving the driver more this, there was a two time to react to difficult hour test, so I was and complex situations. delighted to have By providing informa- Pictured is Sub Officer at Skerries Fire Station, Joe Scully passed. To be the only tion, advice, resources presenting the Royal Society for the Prevention of driver from North County and training, The Royal Accidents Gold Award to Skerries Firefighter, Emmet Dublin is a real honour. Society For Prevention Dillon at the fire station last Thursday This is great for the
Newly elected County Mayor, Cllr David O'Connor is pictured with happy children at the Consultation Day for the County Council at Applewood Community Centre last Sunday week.
station and great for Skerries,” said a delighted Emmet. Dublin Fire Brigade drivers develop and maintain the highest level of safe and competent response driving and have ongoing training on their driving skills. Fire Brigade drivers drive in a very defensive manner, with an emphasis on safety for all road users, combined with an urgency of getting to the destination in the fastest time. The RSPA Gold Awards are presented to drivers who have achieved a very high level of performance, demonstrating well developed occupational health and safety systems – outstanding control of risk and very low level of error, harm or loss Sub Officer at Skerries Fire Station, Joe Scully told the County Leader: “We’re all very proud of Emmet because the standard that he achieved, coming back here, is a very good representation of the fire station that reflects very well on the standard of people we have turning out here at Skerries Fire Station. We have very competent drivers who are
Construction Underway At Balbriggan Primary Care Centre Construction has begun on the controversial primary care centre site in Balbriggan, which is set to give the economy in the town a major boost. The choice of the site three years ago, was the centre of a controversy which briefly threatened the new coalition government. Dr James Reilly, then Minister for Health, added 15 locations to a list of centres to be developed under a Government stimulus fund in 2012, including two in his own constituency, Balbriggan and Swords. This caused his junior minister, Roisin Shortall to resign in protest, accusing the Minister of playing ‘stroke politics.”
Construction in progress at the site of the new Primary Healthcare Centre in Balbriggan
A spokesperson for the HSE confirmed that the Primary Care Centre for Balbriggan will be delivered via the operational lease mechanism. The preferred provider
has appointed Townmore Construction to complete the construction works which
commenced at the end of May. The construction works are due to be complete in Q3 2016 and it should be operational before end of 2016. Existing Primary Care staff providing a service to the Balbriggan and North County area, currently located in multiple locations, will be co-located within the new Primary Care Centre,” the spokesperson said. Regarding the site in Swords, the spokesperson confirmed that the HSE did select a preferred provider for Swords Primary Care Centre and Planning Permission was granted in March 2014 for the site selected. “We are aware however, that this site has recently been sold. The HSE are now awaiting an update from the Preferred Provider regarding this project.”
trained to a very high standard and they deserve all the credit that they get.” “It’s very important for us not to become the next accident. We need to get there safely and stress-free, and when you have a good driver like Emmet, it makes it much easier for me to do my job,” he said.
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