12 September 2019
Clare County Council signed contracts with Jada Kelly RAC Joint Venture for the delivery of a €2.7 million upgrade and refurbishment of a building in the Quin Road Industrial Estate in Ennis, which will become the new location for the Clare Civil Defence Headquarters.
The Quin Road Campus will incorporate a modern Civil Defence Headquarters with full facilities for the Clare Civil Defence Volunteers (currently 90 active volunteer members), training facilities and an area to store and manage the fleet of operational vehicles used by Civil Defence. The fleet currently includes three ambulances, three 4×4 jeeps, a communications vehicle, Search & Rescue van, Mini-bus and Operational Support Van, as well as two Boats, one Rescue Watercraft and a Rescue Raft. The building will also house a Records Management Centre for Clare County Council
Work on the new facility will commence on Monday next (16 September). Phase 1 of the overall development will be completed during the first quarter of 2020.
Leonard Cleary, Deputy Chief Executive of Clare County Council, said, “The partnership approach adopted by Clare County Council and Department of Defence in delivering this project will strengthen the capacity of Clare Civil Defence to build on their brilliant service to the people of Clare during all events, such as festivals and severe weather which we have experienced in recent years.”
I want to acknowledge the support of Elected Members and the work being carried out by the Economic Development Directorate within Clare County Council. Leonard Cleary, Deputy Chief Executive of Clare County Council.
Adrian Kelly, Chief Fire Officer, Clare County Council, commented, “This new campus will complement our objective of increasing the services that we can provide to the people of Clare, it will attract new volunteers and allow training to be delivered to the highest possible level. In particular the training facility will provide scope for collaboration with other parties in the facility.”
Noel Carmody, Clare Civil Defence Officer, commented, “The development is being supported by the Department of Defence and it has the potential to become the most modern Civil Defence Headquarters in the country, with significant potential as a training site. We anticipate that building works will be substantially completed within 6 months with the opening taking place in spring 2020.”