Written answers

Tuesday, 19 June 2012

Department of Justice, Equality and Defence

Closed Circuit Television Systems

8:00 pm

Photo of Clare DalyClare Daly (Dublin North, Socialist Party)
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Question 518: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a list of Garda stations which have CCTV installed; the date of installation of the cameras and the areas covered by cameras in each case. [29784/12]

Photo of Alan ShatterAlan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I am informed by the Garda authorities that four Garda Stations currently have fully commissioned and operational internal Audio/Visual CCTV systems installed. The systems cover public areas and custody areas but cameras are not located in individual cells.

StationNo of CamerasOperational date
Store Street1017/03/2005
Pearse Street1117/03/2005
Bridewell Prisoner custody area3108/05/2009
Letterkenny1015/10/2009

In addition, internal CCTV systems are being installed in 15 further Garda Stations around the country and it is planned to have these works completed by the end of 2012. These stations are as follows:

Station No of cameras

Irishtown 14

Ballymun 11

Finglas 11

Lucan 6

Ronanstown 14

Carrickmacross 8

Ballymote 8

Buncrana 15

Navan 13

Leixlip 11

Castlerea 8

Tralee 15

Ballincollig in planning stages

Castleisland in planning stages

Listowel in planning stages

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