Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 17 June 2025
Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed)
2:00 am
Mr. Ronan Clogher:
In respect of CCTV, there is a difficulty around the legislation. That is being looked at and I believe there has been progress in that regard. As for getting CCTV into a town, from my experience policing a country town, although it is not the size of Killarney, I am very surprised to hear Killarney does not have CCTV. It works as a serious deterrent and is an effective tool for policing. An Garda Síochána's community section pushes its use if at all possible, in conjunction with the joint policing committees. We are very much in favour of CCTV in every town, if possible.