Sean Fleming
Ceist:258 Mr. Fleming asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the submission for closed circuit television for Portlaoise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7001/02]
Vol. 549 No. 4
258 Mr. Fleming asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the submission for closed circuit television for Portlaoise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7001/02]
I am informed by the Garda that an application for a Garda CCTV system in Portlaoise town has been received by the advisory committee established by the Garda Commissioner to evaluate applications for Garda CCTV systems. The application from Portlaoise is currently under consideration, together with applications from other cities and towns throughout the country.
Garda CCTV systems are currently in operation in the following areas:
Dublin (North Central) – O'Connell Street and its surrounding areas;
Dublin (South Central) – Grafton Street and its surrounding areas;
Tralee, County Kerry.
A Garda CCTV system is currently being installed in Cork City and I understand that most of its cameras are now fully operational.
I announced late in 2000 that the number of Garda CCTV systems was to be increased. As part of the first tranche of this expansion, CCTV systems are to be installed in Athlone, Bray, Clondalkin, Dundalk, Dún Laoghaire, Finglas, Galway, Limerick, Waterford and Tallaght. It is anticipated that these ten CCTV systems will be installed by the end of 2002. At least six more areas will see installation commence in 2003 and they will be announced in due course.