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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, November 18, 2020

MOTION NO.5

MOTION: Councillor F. Timmons

"That this Area Committee requests that the anti-social unit investigate action incidents ongoing into social behaviour in Ballnakelly in Newcastle and also liaise with Rathcoole Guards on this matter and to look at holding a South Dublin County Council anti-social clinic in Newcastle community centre that could deal with these issues moving forward."

REPORT:

The Council has received 4 reports of anti-social behaviour from 1st January 2020 to date at Ballynakelly in Newcastle, Co Dublin. Following investigations by the officer for the area 1 Tenancy Warning was issued.

If local residents are experiencing issues of anti-social behaviour they should report them directly to the Allocation Support Unit on 01-4149265 to lodge a complaint.

In order for the Council to take action under the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 it would be necessary to identify Council tenants or members of their household who are involved in anti-social behaviour in the area. Residents are advised to provide as much details as possible in relation to the name, address and nature of the complaint to allow the officer for the area to investigate the matter in full. All information provided is in the strictest of confidence.

Estate Management clinics which are run in conjunction with An Garda Síochána are not operational at present due to COVID-19 restrictions. When normal operations are reinstated the times and locations for the Clondalkin Electoral Area Estate Management Clinic is as follows:

Clondalkin Civic Offices every Thursday 10:30am - 11:00am

There is one Allocation Support Officer and one Estate Management Officer assigned to the Ballynakelly area. The Allocation Support Officer is due to attend a meeting on Thursday 19th November with Clondalkin Gardai to meet the newly allocated Garda members to the Clondalkin Community Policing Unit. Superintendent Twomey is to present his plans for Community Policing in the Clondalkin areas which includes the Ballynakelly area.