SDCC made over €1.8 million by selling plots in graveyards since 2014
By Maurice Garvey
SOUTH Dublin County Council has taken in more than €1.8 million since 2014 by selling graveyard plots to members of the public.
An Irish Sun investigation revealed that local authorities in the country made over €19 million from selling plots in cemeteries since 2014.
South Dublin County Council, which owns and operate eight burial grounds, earned €1,836,910 from just half of their graveyards, as four are full.
A single plot at an SDCC graveyard, which can fit up to three coffins, costs €2,400, according to the Sun.
Dublin City Council did not sell a single grave since 2014 as all of the available space has been sold off already.
People Before Profit TD Gino Kenny slammed the “excessive” price of graves and called on the government to investigate.
“It clearly isn’t cheap to die – especially not in certain counties. There needs to be some form of review on the prices being charged for plots. This is public land and people are being charged a fortune just to be able to bury someone who very well could have died unexpectedly.
“The charges placed on the average person are very excessive and it is taking advantage of people during a vulnerable situation. The cost of dying is extremely high and the prices people are expected to hand over for just a grave is a major burden.”
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