Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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Question 646: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when closed circuit television facilities which were promised for Mullingar, County Westmeath will be made available; the steps that will be taken to accelerate the provision of these facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16717/07]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I am informed by the Garda authorities that Mullingar is one of the towns included in the Garda Town Centre CCTV programme. Mullingar is in a group of nine locations for which a tender process is now underway. Depending on the conclusion of the tender process it is anticipated that installation of the system will be substantially completed this year.

An important development with regard to the Garda CCTV systems is the decision to outsource the implementation of the systems as well as their ongoing support. Therefore, issues such as planning matters are now the responsibility of the supplier while overall project control remains with An Garda Síochána. This approach will contribute to the speedier implementation of the Garda CCTV systems. Another significant aspect is the decision by An Garda Síochána to implement, where possible, wireless technology. This will limit the need for costly and time-consuming excavation works when CCTV systems are being installed.