Bobby Aylward (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for his reply. I also want to ask the Minister about the Garda traffic corps. There was a big reduction in the Garda traffic corps during the recessionary times. The traffic corps plays a vital role in policing in country areas also. We need the Garda traffic corps numbers to be brought up to the proper strength. I am aware that there is recruitment happening currently.

With regard to CCTV on motorways and coming off motorways, there are two coming off from Kilkenny from the midlands and from the north of Kilkenny. It is important because CCTV helps to catch criminals. It helps gardaí to identify people even as they are leaving bigger cities such as Dublin or Limerick, who come down to rob places and get away onto the motorway in 20 minutes and then they are gone. We should look seriously at the provision of CCTV. It was in the programme for Government I believe.

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