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EVENTS

DFB Fire Prevention & Community Fire Safety Section This involves reviewing the Event Management
have a role in the licencing of Outdoor Public Events, Plan, engagement with stakeholders to ensure an
where more than 5,000 people will be in attendance, adequate fire safety standard is included, will be
and work closely with the Planning Department of implemented and the event will be managed by the
Dublin City Council and the other Local Authorities Event Controller. We also attend during the event to
to provide fire safety advice and comment on these monitor the implementation of the Event Management
applications. Plan. We liaise with operations in relation to large-
scale events and possible road closures that may
This area has grown over the last few years and had affect the response.
recovered very fast post pandemic with the number
of events now matching if not greater than pre Additionally advice is provided to unlicensed events
pandemic numbers. in the four Local Authorities. In DCC, there were 206
events in their parks and along with these we offered
In 2023, we were integrally involved and provided advice to 294 community events.
advice for a large number of events across the Dublin
Region.

DCC Licenced Events Un-Licenced Events
FCC > 5000 persons < 5000 persons
SDCC 206
DLRCC 38
Total Events 41
12
9
0
38
6
294
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