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9.1 CIVIL DEFENCE We were also tasked by the Regional MEM Group to
As a Statutory Voluntary Organisation 2023 was an source a truck for the Mass Fatality tent, this truck
extremely busy year for Dublin Civil Defence. We have was purchased in the fourth quarter 2021 and became
being actively involved in the four Local Authority operational by the end of January 2022. The MFT
Community Forums, Regional Team/Zoom and National equipment is in the process of being audited and we
Team/Zoom meetings. We cannot overestimate the time, will have a full inventory of equipment and needs
effort and commitment that our Staff and Volunteers assessment by the end of December 2023. We will have
have put in during the Displaced Persons crisis. a costing for additional equipment for approval at the
first meeting of the MEM East Region Group 2024.
As part of our planning for a Major Emergency, we
have an MEM Logistic unit consisting of 25-trained The provision of a New Tow Fish Sonar in, funded by the
Volunteers, two dedicated Iveco Trucks preloaded with Department of Defence and the operation of our drone
equipment to set up an Emergency Rest Centre and teams continues to be of great benefit during some of
additional truck to provide emergency lighting/trauma our search operations. We received additional training in
bags/tentage etc. This proved invaluable when we were the equipment in the UK in the final quarter of 2023.
tasked to set up a Rest Centres by the Local Authorities
for displaced persons. We have 17 training Units across the Four Local
authorities training in a wide variety of roles in order to
We have been tasked by the Regional MEM Group to fulfil our competencies for Emergency Management.
take on a Regional Response for the provision and We plan to recruit new Volunteers in the first quarter
management of a Rest Centre Response to Counties in of 2023.
our Region.
Volunteers as of 31st December 2022 – 336 active
volunteers Volunteers as of 31st December 2023 – 365
active volunteers
BUDGET BREAKDOWN
Dublin City 407,958
Fingal 208,496
South Dublin 197,673
Dún Laoghaire Rathdown 154,226
Department of Defence Grants 469,854
€ 1,438,207 2023 Budget
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