Burials and cremations

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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

Trainor, Suzanne, Newry, Mourne and Down District Council

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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Trainor, Suzanne, Newry, Mourne and Down District Council

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
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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.

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