COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
QUESTION NO. 13
QUESTION: Councillor L. O'Toole
" To ask the Chief Executive to make representation to the Joint Policing Committee in relation to a feasibility study for CCTV in the Lucan area?"
REPLY:
CCTV in South Dublin County was extensively discussed at the JPC meeting held on the 27th May 2016. In the discussion the following points were made:
- CCTV in the County was monitored 24/7, with 14 cameras monitored at Clondalkin Garda Station, 6 in Ronanstown and 59 in Tallaght.
- Concerns that CCTV cameras can displace crime from one area to another
- CCTV is a contribution to crime detection
- Drug dealing still takes place around CCTV cameras
There was a discussion on the feasibility of increasing the amount of CCTV in the County and it was noted:
- It had been very expensive to set up the two community based CCTV projects
- Setting up a new project would be expensive, and consideration should be on extending existing projects.
- CCTV for Lucan was requested as a response to problems with drug misuse
- Any proposed scheme needs to be justified with specific locations identified
- Issues such as data protection, privacy etc. are major considerations.
It was agreed that the JPC would look at the issue of CCTV again at a future JPC meeting when areas would be spceified and justified.