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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

MOTION NO. 2

MOTION: Councillor V. Casserly

"That this Area Committee requests that the CCTV in the southern part of Griffeen Valley Park be extended to improve safety on key pedestrian routes in the remainder of the park, including in particular the entrances from Johnsbridge and Griffeen Glen estates."

REPORT:

"While CCTV has a role to play in improving safety, it is considered to form only one part of what needs to be an integrated approach involving other elements such as parental and community responsibility and measures such as zero tolerance policing.  There are a range of issues to be addressed in relation to the installation of any CCTV system, the main ones being the capital cost, maintenance and management costs and the ongoing monitoring arrangements.

In April 2012 the Council applied for funding to the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport under the National Cycle Network Funding Scheme for the extension of the green route walking and cycling path in Griffeen Valley Park to Lucan Demesne. The proposal also included the provision of a CCTV system.  There was considerable interest in the programme and significantly more proposals were submitted than available funding. Regrettably, the project submitted for the Griffeen Valley Park was not successful in obtaining funding.  

In the absence of a source of funding there are no current plans to install a CCTV system. However, the matter will be considered in the context of future Capital Works Programmes."