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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, July 14, 2025

QUESTION NO. 14

QUESTION: Councillor H. Farrell

To ask the Chief Executive for a report on the implementation of a Local Community Safety Partnership (LCSP) in any part of SDCC. Report to include an update on progress and plans for wider rollout, in the near future?

REPLY:

The Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024, which commenced on 2 April 2025, provides for the establishment  of the new Local Community Safety Partnership (LCSP). The LCSP will replace and expand upon the work of Joint Policing Committees by incorporating a wider range of public service bodies, including An Garda Síochána and community stakeholders.

Section 114 of the Act enables the Minister to make regulations regarding the establishment and operation of LCSPs. These regulations were signed by the Minister on 30 June 2025. We are currently awaiting the associated guidelines, which are required to formally initiate the establishment process.

Notwithstanding this, SDCC has already taken proactive steps in preparation for implementation. The LCSP will consist of 30 members. Seven elected members have already been nominated (listed below), with the remainder of the membership to be confirmed shortly. At the inaugural meeting, the Chair and Vice Chair will be selected from among the members.

Further updates on progress and details of a wider rollout will be provided once the guidelines are issued and the partnership begins formal operations.

Elected Members who have been nominated to the Local Community Safety Partnership:

Councillor C. Brady – Lucan
Councillor M. Johansson – Palmerstown Fonthill
Mayor P. Kearns – Rathfarnham Templeogue
Councillor M. Duff – Tallaght Central
Councillor L. Dunne – Tallaght South
Councillor E. Ó Broin – Clondalkin
Councillor E. Murphy – Firhouse Bohernabreena