Call Out Fees?

Steyr

Hi all just wondering is it true that there is now a call out fee for a person if they ring the Gardai/Fire Service/Ambulance?

miceal

Steyr wrote: »

Hi all just wondering is it true that there is now a call out fee for a person if they ring the Gardai/Fire Service/Ambulance?

There is no call out fee for the Gardai or Ambulance.

There is a fee for calling out the Fire Brigade though depending on why they are called. This varies throughout the country on how much you are charged though.

Below is the charges for Wexford

http://www.wexford.ie/wex/Departments/FireService/

Rates
Commercial Rates

There are no specific commercial rates for fire services, but most local authorities charge rates annually to commercial concerns to cover the cost of local authority services to them, which includes the provision of fire services. Procedures for deciding the rates payable vary from county to county, but the general procedure is for a local authority to decide a rate annually, based on its estimate of how much its costs will be. The local authority will then charge businesses that fee, usually to be paid in a number of instalments, which will also vary depending on the size and worth of each company. This decision is made by the local authority's Commissioner for Valuation and can be appealed, usually within 28 days of the decision, to a Valuation Tribunal, which will decide if the rate should be reduced or not.
Dangerous Substances Licence

Local authorities charge a fee for licences under the Dangerous Substances Act. This fee varies depending on both the quantity and nature of the substance and on the local authority involved. A variable rate depending on the quantity of petrol, the most common dangerous substance, is charged by most local authorities
Incident-related charges

Most local Fire Services in Ireland will charge a flat rate of between 90 euro and 130 euro for attending a chimney fire or other domestic fire or emergency. If the Fire Services have to attend a fire or other emergency larger in scale than a domestic fire, such as a forestry fire or a fire at commercial premises, they will seek to recoup the entire cost of this service from the company or landowner. Generally, this cost would then be recovered by the landowner or company from their insurers.
Fire Certificates

Most local authorities will charge a fee for Fire Certificates. The amount to be included with applications is often calculated on the basis of a rate per square metre of gross floor area, subject to a minimum charge of 127 euro and a maximum charge of 12,700 euro. Some local authorities offer a special reduced rate if the site is to be used for agricultural purposes.
Fire Service inspections

Most local authorities levy charges for Fire Service inspections. These charges can vary depending on your local authority, and may also vary depending on the nature of your premises. For example, if you are the holder of a Fire Certificate for a club, public dance hall, public house or restaurant, inspection charges can vary because of the different nature of inspections for each category of premises.

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/government-in-ireland/security-and-emergency-services/fire_services

Steyr

Thank you Sir.

Random

Do you not have have to pay for AMB or is that only when they actually bring you to the hospital?

dfbemt

No charge for AMB even if it is a big white yellow taxi :mad:

Random

I know someone who got taken away in an AMB (in Dublin) and got a bill. Maybe it was some form of A&E charge or something. I was told it was AMB fee but didn't actually look at the breakdown on the bill.

miceal

For the Ambulance information see here.

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/health/emergency-health-services/ambulance_and_transport_services

When i was in a ambulance after a sports injury i asked how much it was going to set me back they said free because it was a public service.

It says above that there could be charges for the trip in the Ambulance but it reads a little funny and i think that if you are getting a lift from a Ambulance then that is where they might charge you.

timmywex

There is no fee for the ambulance service, thats why theres so many non runner calls, however, the hospital will probably charge you anyway

However, if you wanted a transfer that the hse refused to do or needed an ambulance to cover an event or something, you could get a private ambulance, which will cost you, these do not respond to emergency calls generally, and if they do, it is the hse paying them

iMax

Anyone know if no fee for ambulance still applies ?

TylerIE

Still no fee!

Shield

Old thread is old. Let it RIP.

Closed.