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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM/TEMPLEOGUE/FIRHOUSE/BOHERNABREENA AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, January 14, 2020

MOTION NO. 11

MOTION: Councillor Alan Edge

That this Committee recommends that an inter-agency task-force be set up with the aim of discussing and resolving the ongoing problems being encountered in the Daletree estate including anti-social behaviour, marginalisation, child safety, dangerous dogs, bonfires and illegal dumping and that residents from both the travelling and settled communities be represented.

REPORT:

Two members of the Estate Management team are assigned to work in the area in conjunction with staff from the Traveller Accommodation Unit to liase with local residents regarding anti-social behaviour and estate management issues. 

The Estate Management Officers and the Traveller Accommodation Unit recently collaborated with Rathfarnham Gardai and the Council’s Dog Warden service to carry out house calls in the area to check tenancies, refuse/litter in back gardens, proof of household waste collection, dog licences and the illegal possession of horses within the confines of the properties. Following these investigations one of the dwellings was found to be illegally occupied and as a result has been surrendered. I wish to confirm that two lurcher dogs have also recently been removed from this estate. Other measures taken to combat anti-social behaviour include erecting fences on some properties to prevent the illegal dumping in the area.

The Council is committed to working closely with the Gardaí, Dog Wardens and residents to reduce the incidents of anti- social behaviour and manage estate management issues in this area.