COMHAIRLE CHONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, November 13, 2006

QUESTION No. 3

QUESTION: Cllr. Derek Keating

To ask the Manager to assist families and members of families who have been caused upset by anti-social behaviour in our Cemeteries. Specifically would the Manager agree to install new and bigger signage in our Cemeteries denoting the prohibition of such anti-social behaviour including public drinking of alcohol, graffiti and the lack on control of dogs, where fouling and damaging of graves causes regular upset to families whose loved ones are buried in our county's Cemeteries?

REPLY

The Council will undertake an inspection of all of its burial grounds to review current signage with a view to installing appropriate notices on the issues raised.  However, any signage to be erected would have to be done with due consideration and respect for the surroundings.

Specific instances of behaviour such as that outlined in the Question should be reported to the Gardai and the Council for investigation.