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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, December 12, 2016

HEADED ITEM NO.6

HEADED ITEM: C. Performance and Change Management Directorate

REPORT FROM JOINT POLICING COMMITTEE

REPLY:

The Joint Policing Committee met on Friday 25^th November 2016 in County Hall Tallaght

Documents presented at the meeting are available on the cmas system.

Attendance: Committee Members:

Cllr. Deirdre O’Donovan (Chair), Cllr Paula Donovan, Cllr. Louise Dunne; Cllr Kenneth Egan, Cllr Brendan Ferron, Cllr Paul Foley; Cllr. Paul Gogarty; Cllr Jonathan Graham; Cllr Pamela Kearns, Cllr Cathal King, Cllr Ed O’Brien, Cllr. Liona O’Toole; Sean Crowe T.D.; John Curran T.D.; John Lahart T.D., Chief Superintendent Orla McPartlin; Chief Superintendent Lorraine Wheatley; Billy Coman, SDCC; Ann Corrigan, PPN; Tara Deasy, PPN; Eamon Dolan (D&ATF); Jim Lawlor, PPN; Michael Noonan, PPN,

In attendance:

Superintendent Brendan Connolly; Superintendent Dermot Mann, Superintendent Peter Duff, Andy Lane, Noreen Byrne,

Apologies:

Cllr. Sarah Holland; Philip Murphy;

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 Lorraine Wheatley on behalf of the DMRW region.

2          Clondalkin D&ATF Presentation: “Outcomes: Drug Harms, Policy Harms,             Poverty and Inequality”

Tara Deacy from the Clondalkin Drug & Alcohol Task Force made a presentation on the report: “Outcomes: Drug Harms, Policy Harms, Poverty and Inequality” The report had the following conclusions:

• Drug related harm can be traced back to broader social and economic conditions, the experience of poverty and inequality and the harmful outcomes of policy.
• The negative outcomes of government policy and reforms on vulnerable individuals, communities, services and the DATF’s that support them
• The policy shift towards viewing drug use as an individual behavioural issues, rather than a community issue that is directly linked to the structural issues of poverty and inequality.
• The undermining of partnership as a model of intersectoral collaboration on the cross cutting issues of drug related harms

The following were agreed as actions to take forward:

1. To write to other JPCs in the Dublin area seeking information on how they have addressed the drug issue
2. To circulate the presentation to members of the JPC
3. To set up a “Drug Subcommittee” of the JPC to consider drug issues like intimidation, but recognising that the work should not duplicate the work of the D&ATFs.

 

3          South Dublin County Joint Policing Committee Strategic Plan 2016-2022

In the light of the previous item it was agreed to look at how the drugs issue could be incorporated into the Strategic Plan. It was agreed to consider further at the next meeting.

 

4          Scramblers

The report and leaflet were circulated. The publicity campaign linking in with Motorcycle Ireland was noted and supported as was the work of the Council’s Road Safety Section in producing the leaflet and generating publicity. It was agreed to:

• link in with other JPCs in the Dublin area with the view to doing a joint campaign in future years.
• to write to the Minister for Transport asking that legislation be brought in to ensure registration of motorised vehicles prior to purchase. This letter to be drafted and circulated to members of the JPC.

 

5          Local Policing Fora Report

The joint report was circulated on behalf of the four local policing fora in Clondalkin, D12, North Clondalkin and Tallaght:

Clondalkin LPF: The Clondalkin section of the report was noted.

 

D12 LPF: The D12 section of the report was noted.

 

North Clondalkin LPF: The North Clondalkin Report covered:

• The Public meeting
• Halloween and in particular a fire on land beside the M50 that belonged to the M50 company
• Membership of the LPF and that they were seeking an elected representative who covers the Lucan area
• Muslim community representation on the LPF

West Tallaght LPF: A meeting of the Management Committee has been held and they will be looking at holding a public meeting in the new year. Jobstown Community Centre was an issue where the Council are working closely with the Gardaí

6          Any Other Business

PPN- Community Safety Booklet Proposal: This proposal was noted and supported by the JPC.

Purple Flag Initiative: The meeting was informed that this was a British initiative that was funded by the drinks industry and asked that offers to participate should be declined.

7         Upcoming JPC Meetings

The next meeting is set for: Friday 27^th January 2017