John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 111: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a closed circuit television system will be installed in Clondalkin village; when it will be operational; and the locations where cameras are to be situated. [32292/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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As the Deputy is aware, Clondalkin is one of 17 areas set to receive a Garda CCTV system under the Garda CCTV Programme. The Garda authorities are currently finalising a detailed Request for Tender (RFT) for the outsourced service provision of 17 Garda CCTV systems in the following towns: Athlone, Ballyfermot, Carlow, Castlebar, Clondalkin, Clonmel, Drogheda, Dungarvan, Ennis, Kilkenny, Kinsale, Mullingar, Portlaoise, Sligo, Tallaght, Tullamore and Waterford. The locations above are listed in alphabetical order.

As I have indicated previously, I am anxious to accelerate the implementation of this CCTV programme and reduce as far as possible the workload of the Garda Síochána in this regard. I believe that the answer is to outsource the installation of Garda CCTV systems to the greatest extent possible, making use not only of the technical but also of the project management expertise in the private sector.

Garda Management and my Department are currently in consultation with the Department of Finance with a view to proceeding as quickly as possible with the procurement process to contract outsourced service providers for the development, installation and management of these CCTV systems, including Clondalkin. This is now the subject of a "peer review" process organised by the Department of Finance.

Following the successful conclusion of this review it is intended to issue the Request for Tender. I am further informed by the Garda authorities that the proposed CCTV system for Clondalkin will consist of 13 cameras, as follows:

1. Tower Road/ Convent Road/ Main St.

2. Tower Road/ Tower Shopping Centre

3. Orchard Road/ Ninth Lock Road

4. Orchard Road/ Watery Lane

5. Main Street / New Road

6. Monastery Road

7. Newlands Retail Centre

8. Green Park

9. Bawnogue Shopping Centre

10. St. Cuthbert's Road/ Kilmahuddrick Roundabout

11. St. Cuthbert's Road/ Westbourne Roundabout

12. Ninth Lock Road / Service Station

13. Woodford Shops