Vol. 544 No. 3
421 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he will make the necessary finance available for the provision of closed circuit television cameras for Kilkenny city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28730/01]
I have been advised by the Garda authorities that an application for a Garda CCTV system in Kilkenny has been received by the advisory committee established by the Garda Commissioner. This application is currently under consideration together with applications from other cities and towns throughout the country. Applications for CCTV systems are assessed by the advisory committee on the basis of Garda operational needs and of certain criteria, including crime and public order statistics in the area, population and level of activity, the recommendation of local Garda management, any special circumstances or needs that exist and the likely impact of a Garda CCTV system to that area. Co- funding is a feature of CCTV systems and this is usually addressed when it has been decided to install a system in an area.
