Dublin Halloween Clean-up costs
Halloween clean-up costs incurred by Parks & Landscape Services Department
As requested at the last meeting of the SPC, the following is a breakdown of the costs of removal and cleanup of bonfire material for 2010.
1. Contractors costs
Plant Hire, lorries etc – €22,000.00
Labour, vans and trailers €16,000.00
Disposal costs Greenstar €16,500.00
106 tonnes collected (39 lorry loads) prior to bonfires taking place and 189.5 tonnes total of clean up = overall total of 295.5 tonnes. This consisted of tyres (approx 750), pallets, household furniture, household waste, electrical appliances.
The 189.5 tonnes material collected in the clean-up can be broken down by area as follows:
o 112 tonnes North Central Area (of which approx 20 tonnes came from the Moatview/Cara Park Area where there is continuous waste disposal by the travelling community).
o 29 tonnes North West Area
o 15 tonnes Central Area
o 3 tonnes South East Area
o 30.5 tonnes South Central West Area
2. Direct Labour
In addition to contractor costs, costs directly incurred for overtime and clean up of bonfires by Parks & Landscape Services staff were as follows:
o North Central East Area – St. Anne’s €1,000.00
o North Central West €13,800.00
o North West Area €7,300.00
o Central Area €3,600.00
o South East Area €6,150.00
o South Central Area €13,500.00
o Total €45,350.00
Total costs for 1 and 2 above are €97,350.00.
Clean up both pre and post is not the total cost of bonfires. We spend considerable amounts on reinstatement (i.e. regrassing) of bonfire sites. I estimate this to be in the region of €40,000.
Gerry Barry
City Parks Superintendent