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Joint Policing Committee Sub Structures

Christy O’Connor Senior Executive Officer

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Limerick City and County JPC

• Councillors

15

• TD’s / Senators

5

• Council Officials

3

• Garda

2

• Community Reps

7

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Sub Committees

• Maximum of 4 sub-committees
• Proposal – link with existing Council structure
• 3 Municipal Districts and Metropolitan

District.

• Gardai are examining option for drawdown of

information based on this model.

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Sub Committee Make -up

• Members of Municipal District or

Metropolitan District as appropriate.

• Members of the Oireachtas if they express a

wish to attend.

• Local Garda Superintendent.
• Director of Service for District.
• Community Representatives.

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Meetings

• City and County JPC – Quarterly meetings
• March / June / September / December.
• Sub – Committee Meetings – Quarterly

Meetings

• February / May/ August or first week

September / November.

• This will allow for feedback from Sub

Committee to main JPC.

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Community Representatives

• 7 Members on JPC – sectors agreed last meeting.
• Representatives will be selected through PPN
• Suicide Related issues.
• Youth Services
• Muintir Na Tíre
• LGBT
• Drug and Alcohol Support Information
• Ethnic Minority
• Children's Services

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Community Representatives (contd)

• 7 sectors as outlined.
• Ideally, these should breakdown across the 4

Districts, with at least 1 in each Municipal District and 3 in Metropolitan District.

• Scope for additional Community reps at District

level on Sub Committee.

• Municipal District 3 – 1 or 2 from JPC plus 1 or 2
• thers
• Metropolitan District 6 – 3 or 4 from JPC plus 2 or

3 others

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Meetings

• JPC Sub Committee to meet on same day as

Municipal District or Metropolitan District Meeting monthly meeting is held, either before or following completion of meeting but at a specific time.

• Sub Committee should be chaired by Member

from that District who is also a Member of JPC.

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Linkages between JPC and Sub Committees

• Feedback from Councillors on Sub Committee

through their District members on JPC.

• Feedback from Community Representatives
• n Sub Committees through their Members
• n JPC.
• Feedback from local Garda Superintendent to

Chief Superintendent.

• Feedback from DOS to C.E

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Sub Committee Agenda

• Sub Committee could examine:-
• Local issues
• Also each Sub Committee could examine a

Strategic Theme and report back to JPC.

• Examples
• Roads Policing and Road Safety
• Policing Communities.
• Public safety and Personal Safety
• Misuse of Drugs and Drug Related Crime

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Strategic Themes

• Strategic Theme could be allocated to District

based on Garda statistics – experience / JPC Members experience of local demands.

• Feedback to JPC based on recommendations

from Sub Committee.

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Proposed Structure

• Draft Proposal as outlined would provide for

sub committee structure as follows.

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Proposed Structure

District Councillors Oireachtas Council Officials Garda Commun ity Represen tatives JPC 15 5 2 2 7 Metro 21 ? DOS Superintendent 6 Adare - Rath 6 ? DOS Superintendent 3 Capp / KIL 7 ? DOS Superintendent 3 NCW 6 ? DOS Superintendent 3

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Conclusion

• Draft proposal for consideration by JPC.
• Provides for linkages between JPC and Sub

Committees.

• Sub Committee focus on local issues and also

have a Strategic Theme approach.

• Provides for significant input at Councillor /

Oireachtas Member level.

• Provides for significant input from Community

groups

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Conclusion

• If you have queries on the proposals we can

clarify.

• Next step is to agree this structure or revised

structure as appropriate.

• Establish new sub committee structure.
• Advice PPN of 7 Sectors agreed and proposed

additional community representatives at District level.

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Conclusion

• It is recommended that the community

sectors at District level be considered locally as there may be sectors that would be relevant in a particular District.

• Thank you for your time.

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