Eamon Ryan
Question:259. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 112 of 26 April 2018, when a reply will issue. [29419/18]
View answerTuesday, 3 July 2018
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As the Deputy will be aware, decisions in relation to the management and allocation of Garda resources are a matter for the Garda Commissioner and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter.
I appreciate that this information has been previously requested by the Deputy and I regret that it has not yet been possible to respond. At that time I wrote to the Garda Commissioner requesting the relevant information and I await a report. I have again requested the relevant information and will write to the Deputy as soon as a report is received.
The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 42.
I refer to Parliamentary Question 112 of 26 April 2018, in which you asked for the reason for the delay in the roll-out of automatic number plate recognition cameras in Dublin city other than at the junction of Benburb Street and Blackhall Place; the timeline for the further roll-out of same; the proposed locations for the cameras; and the number of different types of vehicles found breaking traffic signals in 2017. I refer also to Parliamentary Question 259 of 3 July 2018, in which you sought an update on same.
As you will recall, I undertook to have enquiries made in relation to your query, and officials in my Department contacted An Garda Síochána in this regard.
I am advised by An Garda Síochána that responsibility for the matters raised in your question is jointly held by Dublin City Council and the National Transport Authority. The role of An Garda Síochána in relation to these matters is to perform its statutory function in prosecuting offenders identified by the device installed at the location referenced by the Deputy.
I am further advised by the Garda authorities that the cameras, which were installed at the location to which the Deputy refers, were installed as part of a pilot project under the auspices of Dublin City Council, and that the pilot period has now ended. An Garda Síochána is not aware of current plans by any local authority to introduce such devices at any other locations.
Unfortunately, in relation to the statistical part of your question, I am informed by An Garda Síochána that incidents regarding the breaking of red lights are not recorded in a manner which makes it feasible to provide statistics broken down by vehicle type. I regret that the information sought is therefore not available.