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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, December 13, 2010

MOTION NO. 21

MOTION: Councillor W. Lavelle

That this Council supports the recommendations contained in ‘Reclaiming our Parks’, the report of the South Dublin Joint Policing Committee parks sub-group which was adopted by the September meeting of the JPC; and requests the Manager to present a detailed report on the progressing of implementation of these recommendations.

REPORT:

The Parks sub-group was established at the November 2009 meeting of the South Dublin County Joint Policing Committee in accordance with Priority Area 3 of the Annual Work Programme 2009: “to deter crime and anti- socialbehaviour in public parks.” It was agreed that the two parks to be primarily examined would be St. Cuthbert’s Park in Clondalkin and Killinarden Park in West Tallaght. 

The sub-group was made up of the following members:

Councillor William Lavelle    Chairman

Michael Hannon                        Senior Executive Parks Superintendent

Michelle Kearns                       South Dublin Community Platform

Inspector Mel Smyth                Clondalkin Garda Station

Inspector. Gerry Delmar        Tallaght Garda Station

Inspector Raymond Blake      Tallaght Garda Station

The report of the sub-group:  "Reclaiming our Parks" was noted by the members of the South Dublin County Joint Policing Committee at their  September meeting.  The County Manager, Mr. Joe Horan, Chief Superintendent John Manley and Chief Superintendent Declan Coburn considered the document and a detailed report was presented to the Joint Policing Committee meeting of the19th November 2010. It was agreed that a sub committee be set up to consider progress on a number of recommendations of the report.