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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, March 09, 2026

QUESTION NO. 26

QUESTION: Councillor A. Smyth

To ask the Chief Executive for a breakdown of Halloween clean-up costs in 2025, by area where possible.

REPLY:

As part of the assessment of costs resulting from Halloween 2025, the Public Realm team identified approximately 210 individual bonfires, across 157 locations. A break down of the locations per electoral areas is identified in the table below.

                Local Electoral Area

Number of reported Halloween bonfires 2025  

Lucan

6

Palmerstown - Fonthill

56

Clondalkin

34

Tallaght Central

10

Tallaght South

39

Firhouse - Bohernabreena

3

Rathfarnham - Templeogue

9

Total

157

The total cost for the collection of all waste and the necessary repairs and reinstatement of grass areas, resulting from Halloween 2025, is approximately €165,000.