James Geoghegan (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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524. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will detail the total number of CCTV cameras owned by his Department; the specific video file format used in the recording and dissemination of the recorded footage; the total number of CCTV cameras owned by bodies under the aegis of his Department; the specific video file format used in the recording and dissemination of the recorded footage, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38680/25]

Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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My Department and its Offices are tenants in office accommodation provided to it through the Office of Public Works (OPW) who manage the State's property portfolio on behalf of Government Departments.

I am informed that my Department therefore does not own any of the CCTV cameras installed on the buildings it currently occupies. The management and maintenance of the CCTV cameras is a matter for the building owners or management companies and the details of the file format is a matter for that organisation. The dissemination of CCTV footage is governed by the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

Information with regard to bodies under the aegis of my Department is an operational matter for those bodies.