COMHAIRLE CHONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, May 08, 2006

QUESTION No. 4

QUESTION: Cllr. Derek Keating

To ask the Manager to present a full and detailed report on the full extent of the anti-social related problems in South Dublin on the various departments in this County, including all costs associated with such damages?

REPLY

The Housing Department are at present presenting statistics in relation to anti-social behaviour in Local Authority Estates for the first quarter of 2006 at Area Committee Meetings. As the Housing Department's statistics represent the level of reports that are being received by the Estate Management Section, the figures cannot be said to be an accurate reflection of the level of anti-social taking place in our estates, only that being reported to the Council. Attached are the Area staistical Reports.

The Housing Departments Estate Management Budget contains two elements in 2006 and is broken down as follows -

Anti Social Behaviour  (Responding to ASB Incidents)  €972,800

Estate Management    (Aimed at Prevention of ASB)     €804,700

Total                                                                                     €1,777,500

Other Departments of the Council deal with anti-social behaviour in a variety of locations throughout the county however, it is not possible to identify the true level of the Council's activity in this area.

A recent initiative, launched by the Manager at Corporate Policy Group level, will see anti-social behaviour identified as a priority area for all areas of the Council. This initiative will see the matter raised at each Strategic Policy Committee with a view to identifying solutions within each of their remits. This will result in an organisational strategy in relation to anti-social behaviour.