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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, November 24, 2014

QUESTION NO.21

QUESTION: Councillor C. King

"To ask the Chief Executive Officer to report on how many bonfires took place in the Tallaght area this Halloween gone, how these figures compare to the last two years and how much are the clean up costs likely to be once completed?".

REPLY:

There were 188 bonfires in the Tallaght area over Halloween 2014, compared to 176 in 2013 and 203 in 2012.  The clean up of these sites is well under way and is expected to be completed by Friday November 28th.  It is not possible to determine the total costs of the clean up as yet, as all sites have not yet been cleaned and therefore waste tonnages are not yet known.  This information can be made available to Council members in due course.