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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, October 23, 2017

QUESTION NO. 3

QUESTION: Councillor C. O'Connor

"To ask the Chief Executive if he will appreciate the importance of continuing to strongly support the work of the Dublin Bus/Luas Community Forum; will he note the continued challenge to the bus service to Tallaght West estates in respect of anti social behavior, crime and vandalism which has caused the bus service to be withdrawn in recent times; will he also note that the efforts of his management and staff to assist in the matter is appreciated?"

REPLY:

"South Dublin County Council support all legal initiatives in respect of combatting anti social behaviour within the entire South Dublin County Council administrative area.

However, many of the incidents referred to in the Member's question are  matters which come under Garda jurisdiction and they should in the first instance be reported to An Garda Siochana.  Where offenders can be clearly indentified as Council tenants or members of tenants household they should be reported to the Estate Management Section, Housing Department for investigation.

The Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 provides for the serving of Tenancy Warnings under Section 7 in respect of anti social behaviour by Council tenants and members of their households..  In serving a Notice under Section 7 the Council are required to specify the following:

  1. Clause of Tenancy Agreement breached
  2. Who breached the Clause, (tenant, member of tenant’s household, visitor to tenant’s household)
  3. Date and time of breach
  4. Details of breach, (specifics of the anti-social behaviour, nuisance and/or annoyance)
  5. What actions the tenant is required to take to ensure that the breach does not continue.
  6. Tenants right to apply for a Review under Section 10
  7. Indicate that if the breach continues or is repeated within 12 months the Council may apply for a Possession Order without issuing a further Tenancy Warning.

It should be noted that the tenant who has a Tenancy Warning Notice served on them has the right to appeal internally in the first instance and can seek to give oral evidence in the appeal."

it should also be note that the Housing Department do have a representative who attends the monthly meetings of the Forum.