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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE (1)

Monday, December 05, 2011

QUESTION NO 3.

QUESTION: Councillor M. Corr

To ask the Manager to give an account of the operation of the CCTV system in the RAPID areas of Tallaght - indicating if cameras are out and the duration and cause of this outage?

REPLY:

There are 3 community CCTV schemes in the RAPID areas of Tallaght which have been monitored by Gardai in Tallaght Garda Station since late April 2010 as follows i.e.  Jobstown, Brookfield – Fettercairn and Killinarden.

At different times and for varying reasons these cameras will not display pictures on the monitors in the CCTV Control Room in the Garda Station. These outages are reported to the CCTV maintenance contractor who will address and remedy any problems which are camera maintenance related.

A number of these cameras and the mini pillars supplying power for their operation have been subjected to vandalism. In cases where a mini pillar has been vandalised and or electric cabling burned out the restoration of picture is delayed until the necessary repairs can be completed. These works are referred to the Council’s Public Lighting Section which has to carry out an assessment and programme the necessary works in co-ordination with the ESB/Civil Works contractor/CCTV maintenance contractor and having due regard to resources and other work commitments.

 The duration of camera picture outage will vary depending on the underlying reasons and factors referred to above.