COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, January 24, 2022

QUESTION NO. 11

QUESTION: Councillor K. Mahon

The motion below was passed at the September 2021 Tallaght Area Committee. Can the Council confirm that correspondence, on behalf of the elected Councillors for Tallaght, has been sent by SDCC to the relevant parties informing them of the motion and whether or not a response has been received in the 4 months since the motion was passed? Tallaght Councillors regard these as serious issues and reiterate the requests made in the motion for a "clear outline of what additional funding and personnel are to be provided to local drug service providers to deal with these issues and how that funding is to be allocated to front line service providers?" We request that, if necessary, SDCC restate this request by writing to the relevant parties. Many thanks Cllr Kieran Mahon. COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL South Dublin County Council Crest MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE Monday, September 27, 2021 MOTION NO. 2 MOTION: Councillor K. Mahon "Recent survey work has seen the issue of crack cocaine use in the Tallaght area publicised in national media. Despite the sensationalism by sections of national media and accepting the issue is in no way limited to Tallaght we regard this as a useful mapping exercise, a reflection of knowledge and experience of workers within our communities and an issue that cannot be allowed to spiral any further. This Area Committee will write to the Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly, Minister of State for Drugs Policy Frank Feighan, and other relevant departments requesting a clear outline of what additional funding and personnel are to be provided to local drug service providers to deal with these issues and how that funding is to be allocated to front line service providers? If agreed a draft letter can be circulated among Councillors". REPORT:If the motion is agreed, a letter will be issued to the Ministers for their attention and when a reply is received, the Committee will be notified accordingly.

REPLY:

Following the above motion being agreed at the September 2021 Tallaght Area Committee Meeting, correspodence was forwarded to Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly and Minister of State for Drugs Policy Frank Feighan on the 15th October 2021. Acknowledgements of receipt of the emails were received from the Ministerial Offices on the 18th October 2021.