COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, June 20, 2016
REPORT FROM JOINT POLICING COMMITTEE
The Joint Policing Committee met on Friday 27th May 2016 in Tallaght Garda Station
Documents presented at the meeting are available on the CMAS system.
Attendance: Committee Members
Cllr. Deirdre O’Donovan (Chair), Cllr. Louise Dunne; Cllr Paul Foley; Cllr. Paul Gogarty; Cllr. Sarah Holland (Mayor); Cllr Cathal King; Cllr. Liona O’Toole; Chief Superintendent Pat Clavin; Chief Superintendent Orla McPartlin; Billy Coman, SDCC;
Gemma Carton, Garda Diversion; Ann Corrigan, PPN; Tara Deasy, PPN; Jim Lawlor, PPN;
In attendance: Superintendent Dermot Mann, Inspector Ray Blake, Andy Lane, Noreen Byrne,
Apologies: Cllr Paula Donovan, Cllr Brendan Ferron, Cllr. Brian Lawlor, Cllr Ed O’Brien, Michael Noonan, PPN, Philip Murphy, Sarah O Gorman
The following is summary of business of the JPC:
1 Garda Reports
Reports were circulated by Chief Superintendent Orla McPartlin on behalf of the DMRS region and by Chief Superintendent Pat Clavin on behalf of the DMRW region.
2 CCTV
Chief Superintendent Pat Clavin and Chief Superintendent Orla McPartlin explained how CCTV monitoring took place and that it was monitored 24/7, there are 14 cameras monitored at Clondalkin Garda Station, 6 in Ronanstown and 59 in Tallaght.
There was an extensive discussion on the feasibility of increasing the amount of CCTV in the County. It was agreed that the JPC would look at the issue of CCTV again at a future JPC meeting
3 South Dublin County Joint Policing Committee Annual Report 2015
The draft Annual Report was ratified. It was agreed to send copies to the Policing Authority, the Department of Justice and South Dublin Council.
4 Local Policing Fora Report
The joint report was circulated on behalf of the four local policing fora in Clondalkin, D12, North Clondalkin and Tallaght.
The North Clondalkin Report raised concerns over the removal of offensive graffiti. The JPC was very concerned that it had taken so long to remove the graffiti and the Council agreed to find out what went wrong in this instance.
5 JPC Sub-groups
5.1 Parks Working Group: It was agreed to discontinue the Parks Working Group but to produce an Update Report on the recommendations in the report “Reclaiming Our Parks” for future meetings of the JPC.
5.2 Intimidation: The Chair thanked all those involved in the very successful seminar. The actions recommended by the Seminar will be discussed with the Intimidation Working Group who will report back to a future JPC meeting
6 Any Other Business
6.1 Code of Ethics: The Policing Authority is carrying out consultation on the establishment of a Garda Síochána Code of Ethics. The JPC indicated that it wished to make a submission in relation to the consultation.
6.2 Department of Justice letter: informing of revisions in the legislative framework governing JPCs arising from the enactment of the Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015.
6.3 Seeking Sponsorship: Concern over the number of, possibly bogus, door to door sponsorship collections taking place. Most schools do not carry out door to door collections any more. If people are concerned they should contact the Gardaí
7 Upcoming JPC Meetings
Friday 23rd September 2016
Friday 25th November 2016