Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)
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Question 216: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will ensure that there is sufficient closed circuit television coverage to deter crime in Sheriff Street, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5165/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I am informed by the Garda authorities that there is a Town Centre CCTV Camera located at the junction of Commons Street/Sheriff Street. This camera is monitored from central locations in Dublin. There are an additional nine (9) Garda CCTV cameras located in the general Sheriff Street area. The Garda authorities are currently considering the installation of a further two (2) cameras for the Lower Sheriff Street area.

I am further advised that the area is subject to regular patrols by uniformed and plain-clothes members of An Garda Síochána, on foot, mountain-bike and mobile patrols, including the Community Policing Unit, which has eight (8) members specifically allocated to this area. The area is also patrolled by the District Detective and Drug Units, with additional patrols conducted by the Divisional Crime Task Force and Traffic Corps personnel.