COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, June 11, 2012

HEADED ITEM NO. H- I (5)

HEADED ITEM: Joint Policing Committee Report

REPLY:

The Joint Policing Committee met on May 25^th in County Hall, Tallaght, Dublin 24.

 Documents presented at the meeting are available on the CMAS System

 Attendance:  Committee Members 

Cllr. G. O’Connell	Cllr. E. Walshe
Cllr. J. Hannon	Cllr. W. Lavelle
Cllr. P. Cosgrove	Cllr. P. Cosgrove
B. Coman	P. Poole
Cllr. G. Kenny	Chief Superintendent Declan Coburn
M. Kearns	J. Lawlor
M. Noonan	Cllr. E. Coburn

 In attendance:  Superintendent Dermot Mahan, Inspector Ken McLoughlin, Inspector Ray Blake, A. Byrne, S. O’Gorman, A. Lane, A. Kennedy,

 In advance of the meeting Jim Lawlor (Community Forum) raised two items which were noted.

·         Recent tribunal findings in relation to members of South Dublin County Council Joint Policing Committee

·         Chief Superintendent and Superintendent vacancies in the DMRS area which covers Tallaght, Rathfarnham and Terenure stations  following recent retirements

 The report of the February meeting was adopted.

 The following is a summary of the business of the JPC:

 Report on Joint SPC meeting on HVG movement in the County

Update on initiative by South Dublin Chamber on the illicit sale of cigarettes in the County

Feedback from Tallaght Dublin Bus/Luas Forum on antisocial behaviour

Update on reporting and recording of racially motivated incidents by South Dublin County Community Platform

Garda reports were presented from Chief Superintendent Declan Coburn (DMRW) and by Inspector Ray Blake on behalf of the Dublin Metropolitan Region South (DMRS)

Reports were presented from the following Local Policing fora:

• Tallaght
• Clondalkin
• North Clondalkin

Reports were presented on behalf of the work working groups of the JPC:

• Intimidation
• Parks

The next meeting is scheduled for Friday, 14^th September, 2012.