Agenda - February 2008 Joint Policing Committee Meeting

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Date:
01/02/2008 15:00
Location:
Council Chamber

Headed Items

H-I (1)
Submitted by:
Community Services
Responsibility:
Community Services

Minutes

H-I (2)
Submitted by:
Community Services
Responsibility:
Community Services

Matters Arising

H-I (3)
Submitted by:
Community Services
Responsibility:
Community Services

Sub Committees

H-I (4)
Submitted by:
Elaine Leech
Responsibility:
Elaine Leech

Sale of Alcohol Bill

H-I (5)
Submitted by:
Community Services
Responsibility:
Community Services

County  Manager Report-Estate Management

H-I (6)
Submitted by:
Community Services
Responsibility:
Community Services

Garda Report- Statistics on Drug Related Crime 2007

H-I (7)
Submitted by:
Community Services
Responsibility:

Meeting Dates for 2008

H-I (8)
Submitted by:
Community Services
Responsibility:
Community Services

A.O.B.

Questions

Qu (1)
Submitted by:
Councillor M. Corr
Responsibility:
Anne Byrne - Community
  1. What rationale has been used by the Garda authorities to conclude that an additional Garda station is not required in the Tallaght area?
  2. What is the current position with respect to the awarding of Divisional status to Tallaght?
  3. What rationale has been used by the Garda authorities when advising the Dept of Justice on sufficient Garda resources for Tallaght?
Qu (2)
Submitted by:
Councillor M. Corr
Responsibility:
Elaine Leech

To ask the Garda authorities to report on the progress of the CCTV scheme as agreed by this committee at its inaugural meeting in October last – to also outline delays in terms of the paperwork submitted to date and if there is a system to fast-track this much needed facility for the West Tallaght and North Clondalkin RAPID areas by the Garda Commissioner once all relevant paperwork and information has been provided, so that the communities affected who have a reasonable expectation that the scheme will be in place within a short timeframe will not have to suffer any further delays?

Qu (3)
Submitted by:
Councillor J. Lahart
Responsibility:
Anne Byrne - Community

To ask the Garda to timetable a typical working day and night in each of the Garda Stations in terms of:

  • Typical incidents and enquiries;
  • Typical emergency situations that arise;
  • Human resource issues that arise in terms of available man/womanpower;
  • Predominant anti-social issues; 
  • Predominant criminal activity; 
  • Conviction rate; 
  • And could the Garda include general details of human hours spent on incidents in terms of office hours and is there a general ratio of time to incident calculation.
Qu (4)
Submitted by:
Deputy P. Rabbitte, TD
Responsibility:
Anne Byrne - Community

To ask the Garda Authorities to report on the provision of accommodation for Gardai at Tallaght, plans for the future in that regard and the length of time before new accommodation will be habitable.

Qu (5)
Submitted by:
Deputy P. Rabbitte, TD
Responsibility:
Anne Byrne - Community

That the Garda authorities be asked to report on the policing provision for West Tallaght; to describe the problems of policing the area; if it can be detailed in terms of Garda manpower allocated to the area; how many community Gardai covering which shifts are allocated to which areas; if Garda Diversion Programmes are engaged in locally; what is the assessment of the drugs problem in the area and how has that problem changed in recent years; if there are any plans to provide a local neighbourhood station in the area and if the Garda authorities will indicate how policing in the area might be improve.

Qu (6)
Submitted by:
Deputy A. Shatter, TD
Responsibility:
Elaine Leech

1.  That a report be furnished on the usage within the area administered by South Dublin County Council during 2007 of the provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 relating to Anti- Social Behaviour orders by An Garda Siochana in respect of each Garda Station within this Council area as regards

a)    Adults

b)    Children

And more particularly that the following information be provided in respect of each

The number of written warnings issued demanding the specific anti-social behaviour cease   

The number of children who have undertaken not to repeat anti social behaviour and have entered into a good behaviour contract at a meeting arranged with their parents present to consider      their child’s conduct

The number of district court applications made seeking an ASBO and the number of such orders granted

 2.    That this Committee be furnished with the reported crime figures for the Rathfarnham, Ballyboden, Whitechurch and Knocklyon areas for the period the 1st January 2007 to the 31st December 2007 in respect of headline and non headline offences; the comparative rates for 2006 and the specific areas of crime covered and the detection rates for 2006 and 2007 be furnished with regard to the offences detailed