As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is primarily responsible for the operation of the Garda CCTV network and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter.
I have, however, been informed by the Garda authorities that there are some 35 Garda CCTV schemes in operation throughout the State and these are listed below. Of these, 7 schemes were granted authorisation from the Commissioner between 2012 and to 2017.
List of Garda CCTV schemes
- Dublin South Central Division
- Dublin North Central Division
- Tralee, Kerry Division
- Cork City Division
- Bray, DMR East Division (now Wicklow)
- Dundalk, Louth Division
- Dun Laoghaire, DMR East Division
- Galway Division
- Limerick Division
- Clondalkin, DMR West Division
- Ballyfermot, DMR West Division
- Tullamore, Laois/Offaly Division
- Drogheda, Louth Division
- Tallaght, DMR South Division
- Mullingar, Laois/Offaly Division
- Waterford Division
- Portlaoise, Laois/Offaly Division
- Kilkenny Division
- Ennis, Clare Division
- Castlebar, Mayo Division
- Sligo Division
- Kinsale, Cork West Division
- Dungarvan - Waterford Division
- Athlone, Westmeath Division
- Clonmel, Tipperary Division
- Carlow, Kilkenny/Carlow Division
- Finglas, DMR West Division
- Westport, Mayo Division
7 schemes authorised by the Commissioner during the period 2013 - 2017
- Achill Sound, Mayo Division (2013)
- Midleton – Cork North Division (2014)
- Tourmakeady – Mayo Division. (2015)
- Schull – Cork West Division (2015)
- Macroom – Cork East Division (2015)
- Bantry – Cork West Division (2017)
- Duleek, Meath Division (2017)