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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM / TEMPLEOGUE / FIRHOUSE / BOHERNABREENA AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, May 10, 2022

MOTION NO. 4

MOTION: Councillor Alan Edge

That this Area Committee calls on the Chief Executive to implement a waste management plan for Bohernabreena cemetery to include separation of recyclables within the existing bunkers, bins on site, increased maintenance and site security over and above cameras and voice recordings to tackle issues of illegal dumping and ASB late at night.

REPORT:

Waste bunkers are provided in Bohernabreena graveyard for the disposal of waste by gravediggers, monumental sculptors and visitors to the graveyard.  The majority of waste disposed of is surplus soil and stones from grave excavations, and also dead flowers removed from graves.  The waste is removed by Public Realm staff and disposed of at a licenced waste transfer station where it is sorted and segregated by the facility operator into different waste streams, with the vast majority of it recycled.  There are no plans at the present time to change the waste management arrangements that are in place. 

There is a cctv system in place in the graveyard and this is monitored during the hours of darkness by a private security company.  That company takes action to deal with any issues that may arise, there is a voice-over facility on the cctv system which enables them to speak to anyone in the graveyard who might be engaging in anti-social behaviour.  They also report incidents directly to the Gardai at the time and submit reports to the Council regarding incidents and action taken by them.  The vehicular entrance gates to the graveyard have been automated but the system has not as yet been commissioned, once this has been completed and the gates are operational it will provide added security in the graveyard.