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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, November 08, 2011

QUESTION NO. 3

QUESTION: Councillor J. Lahart

"To ask the Manager to present a report on the bonfire season 2011 with particular regard to open spaces and clean-up costs?"

REPLY:

Following an initial assessment of the damage in the Rathfarnham Committee area, a total of 21 locations have been identified where illegal bonfires took place on Halloween last Monday. This is the same as the number of fires recorded in the Rathfarnham Committee area for Halloween in 2010.

Overall, a slight increase in the number of illegal bonfires has been recorded in the county this year with a total of 369 fires in 2011 as compared to 348 fires in 2010. A full report on the extent of the damage caused and cost of cleanup is underway but will not be finalised until early December at which time arrangements will be made to present the details to the Members.