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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

MOTION NO.4

MOTION: Councillor H. Farrell

To call on the Manager to seek a review on the number of Park Rangers deployed in SDCC parks in the area due to the increase in reported numbers of drug paraphernalia being found by the public and to report back to this committee.

REPORT:

There are 4 Park Rangers operating in the Lucan/Palmerstown/North Clondalkin area.  The primary duties of the Park Ranger relate to the implementation of the Parks and Open Space Bye Laws 2011. Section 7 of the Bye laws relates to prohibited substances.  Drugs is addressed under Section 7.1 and reads as follows:

“7.1 Drugs:- It is prohibited to possess, ingest, supply, or offer for sale, illegal drugs or other consciousness altering substances in a Park.”

Where members of the public witness drug activity taking place in a park the matter should be reported to An Garda Síochána or a Park Ranger.  Where Park Rangers come across such activity, they report it to An Garda Siochana.

Where drug paraphernalia is found in a park this can be reported to the Park Rangers, a member of staff or by email to publicrealm@sdublincoco.ie.