Sinn Fein want string of bonfire restrictions on Belfast council land
Sinn Fein has officially tabled a motion in Belfast City Council that could see all bonfires on council land go through a strict application process before they can proceed.
f Accepted by the board’s strategic policy and resources committee later this month, the motion – which has been called “unrealistic” by the DUP – would stipulate that such requests must include details of liability insurance and a risk assessment agreed by the PSNI, fire service and advice.
The motion, tabled by Ciaran Beattie, follows an incident in July in which a 17-year-old boy suffered burns to his face and body during a bonfire at Silverstream Crescent in Ballysillan.
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