Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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271. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda closed circuit television points in each Garda division in each of the years 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [32078/17]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is primarily responsible for the operation of the Garda CCTV network and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter.

I have, however, been informed by the Garda authorities thatthere are some 35 Garda CCTV schemes in operation throughout the State and these are listed below. Of these, 7 schemes were granted authorisation from the Commissioner between 2012 and to 2017.

List of Garda CCTV schemes

- Dublin South Central Division

- Dublin North Central Division

- Tralee, Kerry Division

- Cork City Division

- Bray, DMR East Division (now Wicklow)

- Dundalk, Louth Division

- Dun Laoghaire, DMR East Division

- Galway Division

- Limerick Division

- Clondalkin, DMR West Division

- Ballyfermot, DMR West Division

- Tullamore, Laois/Offaly Division

- Drogheda, Louth Division

- Tallaght, DMR South Division

- Mullingar, Laois/Offaly Division

- Waterford Division

- Portlaoise, Laois/Offaly Division

- Kilkenny Division

- Ennis, Clare Division

- Castlebar, Mayo Division

- Sligo Division

- Kinsale, Cork West Division

- Dungarvan - Waterford Division

- Athlone, Westmeath Division

- Clonmel, Tipperary Division

- Carlow, Kilkenny/Carlow Division

- Finglas, DMR West Division

- Westport, Mayo Division

7 schemes authorised by the Commissioner during the period 2013 - 2017

- Achill Sound, Mayo Division (2013)

- Midleton – Cork North Division (2014)

- Tourmakeady – Mayo Division. (2015)

- Schull – Cork West Division (2015)

- Macroom – Cork East Division (2015)

- Bantry – Cork West Division (2017)

- Duleek, Meath Division (2017)