NORTH WEST AREA JOINT POLICING SUB COMMITTEE

Monday 17th

January 2011 @ 3.00 p.m.

MINUTES

Item Action

1. Minutes of meeting 18th October 2011.

Agreed. It was noted that

Superintendent Majella Ryan has retired

and been replaced by A/Superintendent

Kevin Carey. A/Superintendent Carey

was welcomed to the meeting. The

Chair asked that a letter of thanks on

behalf of the Committee be written to

Superintendent Ryan for his

contributions to the Joint Policing

Committee.

2. Matters arising None

3. Presentation on Youth Service

Programmes in the North West Area

a) Poppin Youth Centre

b) BRYR

c) The Den - St. Helena's Road

d) Finglas Youth Resource Centre

Noted.

A discussion on the youth service

providers took place following the

presentations. The issue of the delay in

Garda vetting is a recurring problem with

the providers. It is taking a period of

approximately 4 months for an individual

to be vetted and in some cases it can

take longer. Garda vetting is not

transferable and needs to be re-applied

for each time and individual moves to a

different job or area. C/Superintendent

Phillips explained that there was one

Garda Vetting office for the whole

country and with every sports club

coach, teacher, youth

worker having to go through the process.

The Chief Superintendents agreed to

bring back the concerns to the

Commissioner. Cllr. McAuliffe

suggested that the Councillors progress

the matter by agreeing a motion at the

January North West Area Committee

and further on to City Council. He

suggested that the youth service

providers write to the Joint Policing

Committee formalising their concerns.

D. Hurley of BRYR informed the

members of Easy Street Coultry which is

'A proposal for youth work with young

people in Coultry area'. The project is

due to commence shortly. Information

on the project to be circulated to the

members.

Mary Ann Harris was pleased that the

youth service providers are working in

the parks and asked that if anyone

wanted to contact her with new initiatives

she would assist them in any way she

could. Mary Ann Harris' contact details

to be circulated to the youth service

providers.

3. Presentation by the Private Residential

Tenancies Board

Postponed

4. Local Policing

a) Finglas Garda update.

b) Finglas Safety Forum update.

c) Finglas/Cabra Local Drugs Task

Report.

Noted.

Noted. It has been decided to split the

Forum into 4 neighbourhood forums who

will meet quarterly. There will also be a

bi-annual meeting of the Finglas Safety

Forum to discuss the wider issues.

Noted. The Drugs Task Force has

received approval to redirect funding to

engage a Co-ordinator for the Finglas

Safety Forum. Interviews will be held

shortly. Cllr. McAuliffe asked that a

formal connection be made between the

d) Ballymun Garda update

e) Safer Ballymun update

1. Nomination to Strategy

Implementation Steering Group

f) Ballymun Local Drugs Task Force

update

Co-ordinator and the Joint Policing

Committee.

Noted

Noted.

Cllr. McAuliffe suggested that the

nomination be listed for the January

North West Area Committee meeting.

Noted.

5. City Council update Noted.

6. Matters for discussion None

Next Meeting is on 18th

April 2011 at

3.00p.m.

Attendance:

Councillors: Paul McAuliffe and John Redmond

Officials: Charlie Lowe (Executive Manager), Margaret Geraghty (Senior

Executive Officer), Mary Taylor (Senior Executive Officer),Mary Ann

Harris (Senior Executive Parks Superintendent), Jackie O’Reilly

(Public Domain Officer), Larry Dooley (RAPID Co-ordinator Finglas),

Emma Byrne (RAPID Co-ordinator Ballymun), Brian Mongey (Senior

Community Officer), Wendy Dowling (Staff Officer).

Trish Flynn (A/Safer Ballymun Co-ordinator)

Gardaí: Chief Superintendent Declan Coburn, Chief Superintendent Gerry

Phillips, Superintendent David Dowling, A/Superintendent Kevin

Carey, Inspector Andy Watters.

FCLDTF: Mr. John Bennett

BLDTF: Mr. Hugh Greaves

Community Reps: Mr. Tony Byrne

Poppin Youth Centre: Ms. Fran McVeigh

Ms. Megan Gannon

BRYR: Mr. Donnacadh Hurley

Finglas Youth Resource Centre: Ms. Elaine Bruton

Mr. Jim Valente

The Den: Gareth Smith

Apologies: John Tierney (City Manager)

Cllr. Gerry Breen Lord Mayor

Cllr. Dessie Ellis

CLLR. PAUL McAULIFFE Chairperson