COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, November 14, 2016
QUESTION NO.12
QUESTION: Councillor C. O'Connor
To ask the Chief Executive to confirm actions taken to deal with the challenge of the recent bonfire season and will he state if he believes that those efforts were successful.
REPLY:
As in previous years, the Council made concerted efforts to control this activity through a range of measures in the run up to and on Halloween, 31st October 2016.
During the two week period prior to Halloween Public Realm crews removed a total of 192 tonnes of waste, a large portion of which was stockpiled bonfire material. Council crews working over the weekend removed a total of 41 tonnes of material. More information will become available over the coming days in terms of number of sites etc, the locations of these fires are currently being mapped and details collated, and the clean-up has commenced.
South Dublin County Council's 2016 Safe Halloween Campaign aimed to raise awareness and encourage citizens to stay safe, the Council published a colourful infographic leaflet providing facts and tips on how to stay safe at Halloween. The leaflet also contained details of the various family events hosted by South Dublin County Council’s Libraries and Community Services.
The Environmental Awareness Units promoted a safe Halloween through a number of initiatives including:
- Door to door WEEE collection prior to Halloween by RecycleIT
- A Halloween pack including information and activity sheets for schools
- Halloween Recycle workshops
- The Bulbs Not Bonfires scheme provided through the Social Credits Scheme
- Passes provided to social credits applicants for access to the Civic Amenity Site for the month of October