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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, September 28, 2020

QUESTION NO. 6

QUESTION: Councillor C. O'Connor

To ask the Chief Executive to detail contact with Kilnamanagh Neighbourhood Watch and other groups in Kilnamanagh with regard to their concerns about the challenge of the annual Bonfire season. To confirm his plans to protect the site on Tree Park Road, annually used for Bonfires and also detail proposals to tackle the problem of pallets being gathered from local businesses and will he make a general statement?

REPLY:

A meeting has been arranged to take place on Tuesday September 29th involving KNW, Council officials and An Garda Siochana regarding the many issues around Halloween.  A invitation will also issue to the local elected representatives.  This meeting has taken place in the past number of years and has been very successful in co-ordinating efforts across organisations and bodies to tackle the storage of bonfire material and the holding of bonfires in the area.  A member of staff dealing with  waste licencing and enforcement  will be in attendance to deal with issues regarding pallets and other materials provided by commercial properties.