Brian O'Shea
Ceist:251 Mr. O'Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the proposals, if any, he has to install CCTV in the Waterford constituency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16401/00]
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251 Mr. O'Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the proposals, if any, he has to install CCTV in the Waterford constituency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16401/00]
An application for a Garda CCTV system for Waterford city has been received by the CCTV advisory committee that was established by the Garda Commissioner to evaluate applications for Garda CCTV systems.
252 Mr. O'Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the locations where his Department has licensed the installation of CCTV; the extent to which, it is estimated to have been responsible for improving rates of crime prevention an crime detection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16402/00]
I am assuming that the Deputy is enquiring as to the number of Garda CCTV systems that have been installed to date. My Department does not have a function in relation to the licensing of CCTV systems.
The position is that three Garda CCTV systems have been installed to date in the State – in Temple Bar, Dublin, O'Connell Street in Dublin and Tralee in County Kerry. The CCTV systems were funded by my Department and the local business communities. It is important to remember that Garda CCTV systems are an aid to existing Garda resources and, as such, must be viewed in the context of overall policing operations and carefully planned and integrated into Garda operational procedures. Applications for Garda CCTV systems are considered by the CCTV Advisory Committee that was established by the Garda Commissioner to evaluate applications for Garda CCTV systems. To date, the advisory committee has received in excess of 40 applications for Garda CCTV systems, as aids to policing. Six locations have been prioritised for the installation of such systems. These are in alphabetical order: Bray, Cork, Dublin – South Central – Dundalk, Finglas and Limerick.
The extension of the Garda CCTV system in Dublin to include Grafton Street and its surrounding areas and the installation of a CCTV system in Cork city are the CCTV projects currently being undertaken. CCTV systems will also be installed in other areas in the future as resources permit.