COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

MOTION NO. 9

MOTION: Councillor J. Graham

"This Committee calls on the Chief Executive to re-examine the provision of intercoms & buzzers in Balgaddy with a view to providing some mechanism for tenants to open the front communal door from within the house."

REPORT:

Reports have been received of the communal areas being used for Anti-Social behaviour and notices have recently been placed at the communal doors and tenants advised,  that the only way of preventing illegal entry is by locking the doors and engaging the 8 point locking system.

To instal a buzzer so that tenants could "buzz" people into the blocks without coming down to open the door would be regarded as a retrograde step in combatting anti-social behaviour as the tenants would have no control over who could be "buzzed " into the blocks and the buzzers themselves could become a source of nuisance as people wanting to gain entry or just cause annoyance will ring all the buzzers in the block. This could lead to intimidation of some residents by people wanting to gain entry.

We are willing to meet representatives of the residents to discuss how best these communal  areas can be kept safe and clear.