“Ballybay fire station provides cover not just to the town itself, but to the wider mid-Monaghan area. Back in 1977, a report was commissioned which determined that the fire station fell short of the minimum requirements of a modern fire station. That was in 1977 - many years ago. The current station, which is a single-storey structure, is located in the centre of Ballybay and has no parking facilities attached.” Senator Robbie Gallagher therefore compelled the Government and relevant departments to address this issue
Senator Gallagher paid “tribute to the nine dedicated crew members attached to the fire station for their loyal and dedicated service, both in the past and at present. I pay tribute to all who have been attached to the station down through the years. They have given excellent service not just to the people of Ballybay, but to the people of the wider hinterland of mid-Monaghan.” The Senator also recognised local councillor Séamus Coyle’s tireless work on the matter, as well as “all members of Monaghan County Council and, indeed, Ballybay town commissioners down through the years who have worked and pushed tirelessly to get a new facility for the town.”
The Senator finalised that “the current crew and the people of Ballybay and the mid-Monaghan area deserve a new fire station…There is no doubt but that there is an urgent need for a new facility there.”
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