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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, December 11, 2017

MOTION NO.8

MOTION: Councillor M. Genockey

That this council calls on the chief executive to arrange for an information leaflet to be produced to inform residents of the county of how to record and report anti-social behaviour with a view to helping the housing and community department to build up correct information and statistics on such behaviour in estates in the county, particularly when it involves council tenants, either as victims or perpetrators.

REPORT:

Currently the Council's Anti -Social Policy is being redrafted to take into account the changes made in relation to relevant legislation under the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 which introduced changes in relation to Tenancy Warnings, Appeal of Tenancy Warnings and Proceedings for Possession. It should be noted that this legislation only empowers the Council in relation to Tenants of Council dwellings either as victims or perpetrators.

In all other instances Anti-Social behaviour is a matter for the landlord and/or Gardaí.

The Council currently hold Clinics with the Gardaí in a number of areas throughout the County where tenants can relay anti-social behaviour in their area, and issues are also reported through Estate Management forums, and directly to the Council, by e-mail, phone calls and correspondence.

When the Anti-Social Policy is adopted, it will be widely circulated to inform tenants of their rights and entitlements and the processes for reporting Anti-Social behaviour.