Written answers
Tuesday, 15 July 2025
Department of Education and Skills
Closed-Circuit Television Systems
James Geoghegan (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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1012. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills 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. [38686/25]
James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department does not own any CCTV cameras. Any of my officials with access to CCTV cameras, which are owned and managed by the OPW, but based in my Department’s office locations, only disseminate recorded footage in strict accordance with GDPR guidelines.
The information in respect of aegis bodies, within the scope of the Deputy’s question, is not held by my Department. Contact details for these bodies are set out in the attached document, should the Deputy wish to contact the aegis bodies directly with his query,
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