COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, November 13, 2023

QUESTION NO. 28

QUESTION: Councillor C. O'Connor

To ask the CEO if he has a programme in place to repair and restore Open Spaces damaged through Halloween Bonfires; will he outline the level of resources being made available to the exercise and will he make a statement?

REPLY:

The first stage of the bonfire clean-up programme commenced on November 1st with supervisors commencing the surveying and mapping of bonfire sites.   Any material left on open spaces which has not been burned is being cleaned up, in many cases however it is too soon to lift burnt material as it may reignite when disturbed and aerated.  Supervisors have reported that ground conditions are particularly wet and soft under foot this year due to exceptional rain in recent times and this may have an impact and may slow down the clean up programme.  All available resources will be assigned to the clean up programme in order to complete the work at the earliest date.  While clean up of sites and removal of both burnt and unburnt materials will be completed in November, it will not be possible to reinstate grass areas which have been badly damaged until the spring time when ground conditions become dry and firm enough to work on.  More information will be made available to the elected members in due course, as that information becomes available.