Burials and cremations
Dear Newry, Mourne and Down District Council,
What is the total number of burials in your area for each of the following years:
2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
If you only have information about council owned cemeteries please supply that.
What is the total number of cremations in your area for each of the following years:
2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Yours faithfully,
Bob Hourigan
Dear Mr Hourigan,
Thank you for your request for information received 24/05/2021.
You have requested information in relation to-Burials and Cremations
within Newry Mourne Down Council area.
As your request relates to information which Council may hold about a
matter affecting land and the environment your request will be processed
in accordance with the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.
Accordingly, you will receive the information you have requested within 20
working days of the date of receipt of your request by the Council unless
the Council does not hold the information or there is a reason to withhold
all or part of the information requested. I will write to you in any
event.
I hope to respond to you no later than 23/06/2021.
For further information on the Environmental Information Regulations I
would direct you to the website of the Information Commissioner's Office
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Kind Regards,
Suzanne Trainor
Information Officer
Comhairle Ceantair an Iúir Mhúrn agus an Dúin
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
Downshire Civic Centre
Downshire Estate, Ardglass Road
Downpatrick
BT30 6GQ
Council: 0330 137 4000
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Dear Mr Hourigan,
Further to your request for information received 24/05/2021, in relation
to-Burials and Cremations within Newry Mourne Down Council area. Your
request has been processed in accordance with the Environmental
Information Regulations 2004 and, accordingly, please see the response
below.
What is the total number of burials in your area for each of the following
years:
2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
If you only have information about council owned cemeteries please supply
that.
What is the total number of cremations in your area for each of the
following years:
2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Please see below figures for burials within Newry Mourne Down Council
owned cemeteries. Newry Mourne Down Council do not have any figures for
cremations as these are not carried out within our Council area.
Monkshill Cemetery
2020 – 81
2019 – 85
2018 – 68
2017 – 84
2016 – 77
Warrenpoint Cemetery
2020 – 25
2019 – 25
2018 – 24
2017 – 35
2016 – 30
Kilbroney Cemetery
2020 – 15
2019 – 14
2018 – 11
2017 – 16
2016 – 17
Struell Cemetery
2016 43
2017 57
2018 53
2019 63
2020 53
Lough Inch Cemetery
2016 16
2017 21
2018 17
2019 21
2020 26
I trust this is of assistance. However, should you be unhappy with our
response in this matter you may request an Internal Review of our response
by 27/07/2021. You can contact Ms Edel Cosgrove, Head of Compliance
([email address]) in that regard.
If you are unhappy with the outcome of Council’s Internal Review you may
apply to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for a review of our
response. The ICO’s contact details are as follows:
o ICO website: [1]www.ico.org.uk
o ICO self-service portal:
[2]https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/offi...
o Helpline: 0303 123 1114
Regards
Suzanne Trainor
Information Officer
Comhairle Ceantair an Iúir Mhúrn agus an Dúin
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
Downshire Civic Centre
Downshire Estate, Ardglass Road
Downpatrick
BT30 6GQ
Council: 0330 137 4000
[3]www.newrymournedown.org
[4]www.facebook.com/nmdcouncil
[5]www.twitter.com/nmdcouncil
This e-mail, its contents and any attachments are intended only for the
above named. As this e-mail may contain confidential or legally privileged
information, if you are not, or suspect that you are not, the above named,
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of this e-mail may not be disclosed to, nor used by, anyone other than the
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arising from any third party acting, or refraining from acting, on such
information. Opinions, conclusions and other information expressed in such
messages are not given or endorsed by the Council, unless otherwise
indicated in writing by an authorised representative independent of such
messages. Please note that we cannot guarantee that this message or any
attachment is virus free or has not been intercepted and amended. The
Council undertakes monitoring of both incoming and outgoing e-mails. You
should therefore be aware that if you send an e-mail to a person within
the Council it may be subject to any monitoring deemed necessary by the
organisation. As a public body, the Council may be required to disclose
this e-mail (or any response to it) under UK Data Protection and Freedom
of Information legislation, unless the information in it is covered by an
exemption.
References
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2. https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/offi...
3. http://www.newrymournedown.org/
4. http://www.facebook.com/nmdcouncil
5. http://www.twitter.com/nmdcouncil
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