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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, March 09, 2015

QUESTION NO.7

QUESTION: Councillor P. Foley

To ask the Chief Executive in the management's opinion was the "Bulbs not Bonfires" scheme a success? Will it be continued next year? What was the cost of the scheme in total?

REPLY:

The Bulbs not Bonfires scheme was introduced, through the Social Credit Scheme, in 2012.

The scheme encourages communities to do something different at Halloween instead of a bonfire. Most recipients / groups organised Halloween clean ups, competitions, discos and resulted in the scheme providing communities with flowers in the Spring rather than scarred open space throughout the year.

The following is an outline of activity for 2012 - 2014 incl. 

Year                    B n B                Bonfires

2012                   49                     373                             

2013                   46                     378

2014                  115                    348  

A decision on 2015 Halloween initiatives has not yet been made.

The annual cost of operating the Bulbs not Bonfire Scheme is c €1,200.