Local Community Safety Partnership (dlr LCSP)
The Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown Local Community Safety Partnership aims to prioritise the voice of local people in identifying and addressing community safety issues in collaboration with a broad range of stakeholders including local Councillors, An Garda Síochána, community representatives, business, education representatives and a range of statutory agencies including the HSE, the Child and Family Agency (Tusla) and Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council.
The purpose of the dlr LCSP is to bring the relevant bodies together with communities in a collaborative manner, by focusing on the safety concerns identified and prioritised by local people. The newly established dlr LCSP will be required to develop and implement its own tailored dlr Local Community Safety Plan so that community safety issues can be dealt with in a coordinated manner and responded to by the relevant service providers in partnership with the community.
Membership
Membership on the dlr LCSP cannot exceed 30 people. Members will be nominated by their organisations or through the dlr Public Participation Network (dlr PPN).
Representation on the dlr LCSP will consist of the following stakeholders:
-A senior representative from the Child and Family Agency (Tusla).
-A senior representative from the HSE.
-A Director from Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council.
-Residents from residents’ associations across the County.
-A representative from the Education sector
-Representatives from Business
-Members representing new and minority communities, sport, social inclusion, domestic and gender-based violence, youth and others.
-Councillors from Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council.
-Senior members from An Garda Siochana.
Partnership Approach
The partnership approach is built on two premises:
- Every community is different and has different problems and issues.
- That responding to these issues is not the sole responsibility of An Garda Siochana and involves other agencies from Government such as health and social services.
We are asking you to get involved in making our County a safer place to live, work, recreate and visit.
If you are passionate about making Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County a safer and more inclusive place for everyone, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council is inviting expressions of interest from the local community who want to actively influence community safety in the County and contribute to finding solutions.
We are welcoming applications from residents’ associations, youth, social inclusion, education, sport, new and minority communities and representatives of community and voluntary organisations.
Please see related documents below to access Expression of Interest Forms and Frequently Asked Questions that will inform you decision on whether or not to get involved.
Closing date for applications is 20th October 2025.
The Policing Security and Community Safety Act 2024 and the Policing Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (Section 114) (Safety Partnership) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 279/2025) established local community safety partnerships nationally to include the Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown Local Community Safety Partnership.