| Campaigns | | | Derelict Sites
These are sites that should be on the derelict site register but aren’t.
What do you think? Send me on any other images of sites in our city that are not in an acceptable condition.
Please see the motion I am putting to the city council:
COUNCILLOR GERRY BREEN
That Dublin City Council adopts a more robust approach to Derelict Sites in keeping with the definition in the Derelict Sites Act 1990 below.
3. In this section “derelict site” means any land (in this section referred to as “the land in question”) which detracts, or is likely to detract, to a material degree from the amenity, character or appearance of land in the neighbourhood of the land in question because of—
(a) the existence on the land in question of structures which are in a ruinous, derelict or dangerous condition, or
(b) the neglected, unsightly or objectionable condition of the land or any structures on the land in question, or
(a) the presence, deposit or collection on the land in question of any litter, rubbish, debris or waste, except where the presence, deposit or collection of such litter, rubbish, debris or waste results from the exercise of a right conferred by statute or by common law.
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| Dublin wants a Community Court
| | | Dublin City Joint Policing Committee have agreed to make approaches to the Minister for Justice and Dublin City Council for the setting up of a Community Court. Community Courts are a more practical and less adversarial than regular courts.
Community Courts started in the USA in 1993 and are now operational in Sweden, Netherlands, South Africa, England, Northern Ireland. The acceptance of a defendant into a Community Court comes with a guilty plea to the crime. But the saving grace of Community Courts is that taking part doesn’t result in a conviction.
As chair of the Dublin City Joint Policing Committee I believe that we can no longer afford the present legal system financially given the rate of repeat offending. In dealing with younger people or unfortunate individuals suffering from alcohol and drug abuse we need a warmer and more practical scheme. The poor results coming from traditional courts and the cost of free legal aid is no longer acceptable. Dublin as the capital city can lead the way on this. We hope the Minister could act quickly on this as it produce better results and lower costs.
Even in Ireland and within the legal system there is support for Community Courst.Judge Michael Reilly has been a campaigner for Community Courts for many years “The options open to a District Court judge in the present system are limited. The present system cannot be said to be proactive in dealing with the underlying problems that offenders may have prior to a final order being made - the court cannot be proactive in monitoring compliance” The case for Community Courts in Ireland, Judge Michael Reilly. | | | | Click here to view conference report |
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