Wicklow Co Council has been sent forward for trial before Wicklow Circuit Court in relation to the deaths of two firefighters in Bray four years ago.
At a hearing before Wicklow District Court in Bray this morning, gardaí confirmed that they had served the council with the book of evidence in the case.
Father-of-15 Brian Murray, 46, and Mark O'Shaughnessy, 26, died while trying to extinguish a blaze at a disused factory at Adelaide Villas off the Dargle Road on 26 September 2007.
Last June the council, as a corporate body, was charged with four charges arising out of the tragedy.
All four charges relate to alleged breaches by Wicklow Co Council as an employer of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005, between 1 September 2005 and 27 September 2007.
During today's hearing, Detective Garda Maurice Hickey told the court that he had served the Director of Corporate Services at the council, Tom Murphy, with the book of evidence this morning.
Solicitor Seamus Boyle for the DPP sought consent from Judge Murrough Connellan for the matter to be sent for trial before Wicklow Circuit Criminal Court sitting in Bray on 6 December.
Judge Connellan agreed to the request and adjourned the matter until that date.
The judge also said he was not going to set bail in the case and said any defence alibi should be notified to the prosecution within 14 days.
The first of the four charges relates to the council's alleged failure as an employer to discharge its duty to ensure the safety, health and welfare at work of its firefighter employees in Bray.
The charge sheet specifies four areas in which the council allegedly failed in this area.
Separately, the council is also charged with allegedly failing to review the fire service's safety statement, in circumstances where there was valid reason to believe it was no longer as required under the law.
The third charge relates to the council's alleged failure to identify hazards, assess risks presented by such hazards, and have a written assessment of risk to the safety, health and welfare of firefighter employees in Bray.
The final charge is that the council allegedly failed to ensure the health, safety and welfare at work of its employees fighting a fire in a disused building, because it provided them with a compressed air foam system but did not give them sufficient training in its use.
If found guilty of all four charges, Wicklow Co Council faces a total fine of up to €12m.
