Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I recently announced a major expansion of the Garda CCTV town centre scheme with over €7.5m provided in the Garda Vote for 2007 for CCTV projects. A total of 17 areas are included in the expansion and Ennis is one of these new locations. Installation is well underway in respect of three locations (Ballyfermot, Clondalkin and Tullamore) and the Garda authorities have issued a Request for Tender, with a closing date of today, 24 April 2007, for the installation of nine CCTV systems in Ennis, Castlebar, Drogheda, Kilkenny, Mullingar, Sligo, Tallaght, Portlaoise and Waterford. The responses received will be evaluated and it is anticipated, subject to appropriate contracts being put in place, that these systems will be installed in 2007. A further Request for Tenders will issue very shortly for the installation of Garda CCTV systems in respect of the remaining five locations: Athlone, Carlow, Clonmel, Dungarvan and Kinsale. These 17 schemes are in addition to garda systems already operational in areas such as Dublin city centre, Bray, Dundalk, Dún Laoghaire, Galway, Tralee and Limerick.