COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
QUESTION NO. 4
QUESTION: Councillor F. Timmons
"To ask the Chief Executive that a report be issued into the amount of bonfires and the cost of clean up for the Clondalkin area?"
REPLY:
There were a total of 123 recorded bonfires in the Clondalkin LEA during the 2015 Halloween period. The cost of the clean-up was approximately €16,300. The distribution of the fires by estate is set out in the table below.
|
Location |
Number Of Bonfires |
|
Yellow Meadow/Monksfield Open Space And Pitches 44-45-46 |
20 |
|
Foxdene Estate (6 roads) |
9 |
|
Saint Cuthbert's Park |
7 |
|
Rowlagh Estate (5 roads) |
6 |
|
Rowlagh Park |
6 |
|
Balgaddy |
6 |
|
Meile An Ri Estate (2 roads) |
5 |
|
Riversdale Estate Clondalkin |
5 |
|
Oatfield Estate (7 roads) |
4 |
|
Woodford Estate (12 roads) |
4 |
|
Saint Marks Estate (6 roads) |
4 |
|
Saint Ronans Estate (9 roads) |
3 |
|
Newlands Estate (4 roads) |
3 |
|
Moorfield Estate (6 roads) |
3 |
|
Nangor Road |
3 |
|
Deansrath Estate (7 roads) |
3 |
|
Greenfort Estate 7 Roads |
3 |
|
Harelawn Estate (7 roads) |
2 |
|
James Connolly Park |
2 |
|
Corkagh Park and Pitches 51-52-53-54-55-56-57-58-59-60-61-62-63 |
2 |
|
Neilstown Estate (5 roads) |
2 |
|
Melrose Estate (7 roads) |
2 |
|
Glenfield Estate (5 roads) |
2 |
|
Grand Canal Park Lock Road |
2 |
|
Palmerstown Woods |
2 |
|
Tor An Ri Estate (4 roads) |
2 |
|
Wheatfield Estate 9 Roads |
2 |
|
Wood Avens |
1 |
|
Saint Johns Estate (13 roads) |
1 |
|
Unidentified General Location |
1 |
|
Oldchurch Estate (9 roads) |
1 |
|
Monastery Heath Estate (4 roads) |
1 |
|
Neilstown Shops |
1 |
|
Balgaddy Road |
1 |
|
Collinstown Grove And Crescent |
1 |
|
Kilmahuddrick Estate (12 roads) |
1 |
|
Total |
123 |
Note: The bonfire listed in the table as "Unidentified General Location" falls between 2 estate locations and it was not possible to group it within an area.