Hospital racks up €32k fire service bill over faulty alarm

A faulty fire alarm system in a Victorian-era hospital building has cost the HSE almost €32,000 in less than two years.

The Kerry fire service has responded to 62 callouts to St Finan’s Hospital, Killarney, since the start of 2012 because the system is frequently tripping, at a cost of €500 per callout.

The building has not had any patients since Sept 2012 and the remaining staff are due to move out today.