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Licensing and the Fire Service
Throughout the year the Fire Service receives notification of applications to the courts for licences for various types of public premises. As a notice party to many types of licence applications the Fire Authority is requested to carry out inspections of premises and to be represented at the licence hearing to state if it has any objection to the licence being granted.
For more information about the types of notifications the Fire Authority receives, and the notification periods required please download the Notification Requirements Table for Licensing document below: (please note this document was last updated October 2008, and is subject to change, for the most up to date information please contact the Courts Service of Ireland)
Notification Requirements Table for Licensing
Chart of Licenses and notifications requirements (doc, 101 kbs, Last Updated: )
Fire Service Licensing Fees
Fees payable to the Fire Service for a Report on a Licensed Premises (pdf, 226 kbs, Last Updated: )
Event Licencing
Galway Fire and Rescue Service is a notifiable body as part of the planning process for large Events, Concerts, St Patricks day parade etc,at a number of venues in the city.
The following is a link to the relevant legislation that applies.
- Licensing of Indoor Events Act 2003 – Explanatory Memorandum
- Licensing of Indoor Events Act 2003 – S.I. No. 15
- Licensing of Indoor Events Act 2003 (Commencement) Order 2003 – S.I. No. 291
- Planning and Development Act, 2000 – S.I. No. 30
- Planning and Development (Licensing of Outdoor Events) Regulations, 2001 – S.I. No. 154
Some Relevant Codes of Practice
- Code of Practice for the Management of Fire Safety in Places of Assembly - Foreward (pdf, 36 kb)
- Code of Practice for the Management of Fire Safety in Places of Assembly - Main (pdf, 37 kb)
- Code of Practice for the Management of Fire Safety in Places of Assembly - Appendices (pdf, 21 kb)
- Code of Practice for the Management of Fire Safety in Places of Assembly - Index (pdf, 5 kb)
- Code of Practice for Fire Safety of Furnishings and Fittings in Places of Assembly(1989) (pdf, 275 kb)
- Code of Practice for Fire Safety and Indoor Concerts 1998 (pdf, 1,416 kb)
- Additional information regarding the Code of Practice for Safety at Indoor Concerts 1998 (doc, 23 kb)
