COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, February 09, 2026

QUESTION NO. 39

QUESTION: Councillor F. Timmons

To ask the Chief Executive to issue a report into the role of SDCC Estate Management in regards to anti-social behaviour in Council housing estates, parks and other areas?

REPLY: 

Our Estate Management Team are responsible under the Housing Acts 1966-2015, for the management and maintenance of our housing stock and the management of council-built estates, including taking appropriate measures to counter anti-social behaviour by council tenants/occupiers only. The Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 strengthened the powers of local authorities in relation to securing excluding orders where our tenants/occupiers are engaging in anti-social behaviour in local authority dwellings or within council-built estates.

Where a person engaging in anti-social behaviour in our parks and other areas is identified as a council tenant/occupier, action as available to the council may be taken in accordance with our Anti- Social Behaviour Strategy 2025-29. 

Anti-social behaviour in general is a matter for An Garda Siochána in parks and other areas.