Grave spaces available in only four cemeteries
By Brendan Grehan
GRAVE purchases are only available in four South Dublin County Council cemeteries, the council heard at its October monthly meeting.
Councillor Liona O’Toole put down a question asking the Chief Executive “to report on cemeteries that are planned within the county over the next number of years, to provide a breakdown for each area and to also list the cemeteries that have reached full capacity”.
The council replied that there are 17 cemeteries within the council’s administrative area but only eight are under the control of the council: Bohernabreena, Esker, Newcastle, Saggart, Templeogue, Cruagh, Colmanstown and Brownstown, while records in relation to the other cemeteries are held by relevant Church Office / Trusts etc.
The council said that there are grave spaces available for purchase in only four burial grounds and to which certain restrictions apply.
In Bohernabreena, grave spaces cannot be purchased in advance and can only be purchased at the time of death, unless terminally ill.
There are currently 353 spaces available for purchase. There is an undeveloped section to provide for future needs.
In Saggart advanced purchases are available to ‘local’ senior citizens only.
There are currently 382 spaces available for purchase. There is no undeveloped section in this cemetery to provide for future needs.
In Newcastle, advanced purchases are available to senior citizens only.
The burial ground also has a dedicated area for the Islamic community. There are currently 604 spaces available for purchase in the Christian Section and 20 in the Islamic Section (including 10 children’s plots).
There is an undeveloped area in this cemetery to provide for future needs.
In Esker grave spaces cannot be purchased in advance and can only be purchased at the time of death. They said that the cemetery is reaching full capacity and while there may be additional spaces peppered in Section C1 and C2 this requires further investigation and a cost benefit analysis.
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