COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF JOINT POLICING COMMITTEE

Friday, February 06, 2009

QUESTION NO.

QUESTION: Councillor C. O'Connor, TD

To ask the Manager to detail ongoing action being taken to affective deal with the scourge of graffiti throughout our communities, will he confirm if any prosecutions have taken place in recent times and will he make a statement.

REPLY:

An Anti Graffiti initiative was run in the Tymon area in April 2008 in conjunction with An Taisce, South Dublin County Council and all local schools. This was highly successful.

A Pilot Scheme is being run country wide in 5 areas as a result of the success of this project.  This initiative involved a clean up day in the Tymon area of Tallaght and a painting of a wall in an attempt to divert young people away from Criminal Damage by way of Graffiti.

A total of 18 incidents of Criminal Damage by way of Graffiti reported in Tallaght since 1st Jan. 2008.   7 incidents are detected with a total of 10 suspected offenders.