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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE 1

Monday, October 15, 2007

QUESTION NO. 1

QUESTION: Councillor M. Corr

To ask the Manager what initiatives have been put in place to ensure good estate management practice is practiced in all existing and up and coming estates in its ownership in the Tallaght South area, to indicate how successful any new initiatives have been and what proposals the manager has going forward to encourage community ownership, participation and civic responsibility?

REPLY:

The Estate Management Section facilitates the running of Pre-Tenancy courses, which is a requirement of the Council's Scheme of Letting Priorities, adopted by the ElecltedMembers in December 2005 and approved by the Minister for Housing and Urban Renewal in December 2006, that "Applicants will be required tocomplete the Council's Pre-Tenancy Course before being allocated any accommodation".

The Estate Management Section continues to improve the social and physical environment in estates in Tallaght South by engaging tenants in the development of their communities through the establishment ofpositive communication/working relationships. This is achieved in a number of ways including:

Formation of Resident Associations/Environmental Groups/Junior Estate Management Groups in conjunction with Community Services Department;

Establishment of pilot Liaison Committees in designated estates where a multi-agency approach is taken in the interest of securing social integration and enhancing community participation and civic responsibility;

Environmental support through financial incentives and physical support for estate clean-ups and initiatives such as tree planting, community gardens, horticultural courses etc.