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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, December 09, 2019

HEADED ITEM NO. 5

Report from South Dublin County Joint Policing Committee Meeting on Friday 22^nd November 2019 in County Hall, Tallaght 

Attendance: Committee Members:

Cllr Emma Murphy (Chair); Cllr Yvonne Collins; Cllr Shane Moynihan; Cllr Eoin O Broin; Cllr. Liona O’Toole; Cllr Baby Pereppadan; Cllr William Priestley; Cllr Mary Seery Kearney; John Curran TD; John Lahart, TD; Chief Superintendent Finbarr Murphy, Garda Síochána; Superintendent Ian L. y, Garda Síochána; Colm Ward, SDCC; Michael Noonan, PPN; Gemma Carton, Garda Diversion;

In attendance: Noreen Byrne, North Clondalkin LPF; Brian Hora, SDCC; Andy Lane, SDCC; Superintendent Paul Dolan, Garda Síochána; Superintendent Seamus Dalton, Garda Síochána;

Apologies: Cllr Vicki Casserly (Mayor); Cllr Mick Duff; Cllr Mark Ward; Chief Superintendent Kevin Gralton, Garda Síochána; Ann Corrigan, PPN.

1. Minutes of the Last meeting

The minutes of the previous meeting on 27th September 2019 were noted and agreed by the Committee.

2. Public Participation Network

Michael Noonan gave a short briefing on the Public Participation Network structure.

• Three pillars- Social Inclusion, Environment and Community
• Range of Linkage Groups
• Role of PPN representatives to bring issues to various forums.
• Brochures on the PPN and Linkage Online were circulated

3. Governance

3.1       Vice Chair: The JPC agreed to appoint a JPC Vice Chair. Mary Seery Kearney was nominated by William Priestley, seconded by Emma Murphy and agreed.

3.2       Vacancies: The PPN vacancy was to have been addressed at the PPN Plenary meeting on Thursday 21^st November 2019. The two vacancies in Oireachtas members will be addressed by the Chair with a letter to potential members after the by-election on the 29^th November 2019.

4. Garda Reports 

4.1       Garda Reports: Reports were circulated by Chief Superintendent Finbarr Murphy on behalf of the DMRW region and by Superintendent Ian Lackey on behalf of the DMRS region. The reports and issues raised covered:

• Fast food delivery drivers being targeted
• Significant drug seizures
• New arrangements for policing with the introduction of Divisional Protection Services for crime against children being established in Tallaght
• Issues: MacUilliam post Halloween, Killinarden Green and Marlfield- Anti-social behaviour, a spike in crime in the Oldbawn area
• Could the mobility project in Limerick be rolled out in this area?
• Restorative Justice has been successful with a number of JLOs
• Can mobile technology be used more?
• Logging of calls, as residents often claim that calls to the Gardai have been made when they haven’t or have been uploaded on to social media
• The need for greater policing of Citywest Shopping centre and request for the Gardai to meet with Citywest Shopping Centre Management
• The theft of catalytic converters from cars was a continuing problem
• What proportion of Gardai are community Gardai and will vacancies be filled?
• The importance of local and national units working together
• Drug dealing is more common in our centres
• The policing numbers in Rathcoole sub district need to be addressed, the numbers will increase over the coming months
• The supply and maintenance of Gardai cars
• The introduction of 24-hour bus services may cause problems and require additional policing
• The impact of dealing with murders in a district
• Missing man found 100 yards from his house
• The role of Garda Diversion Officers
• Work with Dublin Bus
• Addressing mental health issues and finding the right people to report to
• Operations on the canal
• Request for an LPF in Lucan and the need for public meetings in Lucan
• Adamstown is a new and diverse community there are incidents of Anti-Social Behaviour and Residents Associations are being set up
• The Garda Policing Plan for 2020 is currently being drafted and comments are being sought. Any comments should be made to the Chief Superintendent.

4.2       Halloween: there had been a number of big fires particularly in the Tallaght area, fireworks were a problem in some areas and there had been little activity on the Luas as opposed to previous years.

It was agreed to produce a fuller report when all the information regarding Halloween has been collated for the first meeting in the New Year.

Comments included:

• What was being burnt on the bonfires?
• What is the impact of targeted approaches to dealing with the ASB and bonfires at Halloween? How many bonfires were there?

5. Local Policing Fora Reports 

5.1       Councillor Membership on LPFs: The current approach for nominating Councillors on to LPFs was explained and it was noted that there had been boundary changes which impacted on Councillor representation on the North Clondalkin, Palmerstown & Lucan LPF. After discussion it was agreed that the relevant Area Committee should be approached to nominate as follows;

• Clondalkin LPF: 1 councillor from Clondalkin
• North Clondalkin, Palmerstown & Lucan LPF: 1 councillor from Fonthill Palmerstown
• Tallaght LPF: one Councillor from each of Tallaght Central and Tallaght South
• D12 LPF: D12 LPF covers parts of South Dublin County, mainly the Greenhills area and historically has not had any South Dublin County Councillor representation. The JPC agreed to seek representation and it was agreed to follow this up with the D12 LPF

5.2       North Clondalkin, Lucan and Palmerstown LPF:

The North Clondalkin report was noted. which also covered:

• Halloween 2019
• Need for a comprehensive youth service in Balgaddy

5.3       Clondalkin LPF

The Clondalkin report was noted.

5.4       D12 LPF:

The D12 section of the report was noted with a Public Meeting on the 30^th April 2019

5.5       West Tallaght LPF:

The West Tallaght report was noted:

Comments on the LPF Reports included:

• Representation on LPFs for Lucan Councillors
• An update on the request to the Minister for an LPF for Lucan
• The need to look at the statistics, particularly on a local level, to try and identify local trends

6. JPC Strategic Plan 2016-2022

The report was noted. 

7. Drug Subcommittee

The report was noted, and it was agreed that the subcommittee should meet to consider progress on the workplan and report to the next JPC. 

8. Any Other Business

None.

9. Upcoming JPC Meetings

The schedule of JPC meetings for 2020 is:

Date	Time	Place
Friday 31st January 2020	3.00pm	County Hall, Tallaght
Friday 24th April 2020	3.00pm	County Hall, Tallaght
Friday 18th September 2020	3.00pm	County Hall, Tallaght
Friday 20th November 2020	3.00pm	County Hall, Tallaght