As a designated Principal Response Agency (PRA) South Dublin County Council has an ongoing major emergency management programme in place
As part of this ongoing programme and in accordance with the requirements of ‘A Framework for Major Emergency Management’ (2006), this Major Emergency Plan has been prepared to facilitate the response to, and recovery from, major emergencies by South Dublin County Council and to ensure that the Council’s arrangements are co-ordinated with those of the other two designated Principal Response Agencies, the Health Service Executive and An Garda Síochána.