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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, March 14, 2016

QUESTION NO.8

QUESTION: Councillor W. Lavelle

To ask the Chief Executive for an update on the current review of Burial Ground Systems and Procedures and to ask if a decision has yet been made in relation to requests for a reduction in the costs charged for erection of a headstones in SDCC burial grounds?

REPLY:

The cost of a headstone permit is currently €490 per headstone in each of the South Dublin County Council operated cemeteries.

A review of the Council’s Burial Ground Policy is currently underway and is scheduled to be completed in the second quarter of 2016. All aspects of the current policy is under review, including the Councillor’s request to review the cost of the fee for processing a headstone permit application.