Draft Kilkenny County Council Burial Grounds Bye-laws 2024

Kilkenny County Council proposes to make Burial Ground Bye-Laws in respect of the area comprising of Kilkenny City and County under Section 199 of the Local Government Act 2001(as amended) for the regulation of open burial grounds in the ownership of Kilkenny County Council.

A copy of the Draft Bye-Laws is available to view, for a period of six weeks from the Friday 6th December, 2024, to Friday 17th January, 2025, on the Council’s website www.kilkennycoco.ie or at the Environment Section, Kilkenny County Council, County Hall, John Street, Kilkenny during normal office hours, being Monday to Friday between the hours of 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. and 2.00p.m. to 5.00 p.m.  

The Draft Kilkenny County Council Burial Ground Bye-Laws 2024 document is also available to download in the materials section of this consultation or to view at the bottom of this page.

A hard copy is available free of charge from the Environment Section, Kilkenny County Council, County Hall, John Street, Kilkenny or by contacting 056 7794470 or emailing environment@kilkennycoco.ie .

You can make an observation or submission via the following options only;

•    Online by registering on https://consult.kilkenny.ie/ where you can then make a submission on the Draft Burial Ground Bye-Laws; or
•    Via email to environment@kilkennycoco.ie ; or
•    In writing marked “Draft Burial Ground Bye-Laws“ to the undersigned.

Submissions or observations with respect to the draft Bye-Laws are to be received no later than 3.00 p.m. on Friday, 24th January, 2025.

Please note late submissions will not be accepted.

Mr. Tim Butler,
Director of Services,
Kilkenny County Council,
County Hall,
John Street,
Kilkenny

6th December, 2024.