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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, September 23, 2019

MOTION NO. 9

MOTION: Councillor Baby Pereppadan

That this Area Committee calls on the Chief Executive to install cameras in Sundale Park and surrounding areas.  There was a kidnapping attempt on a lady by two men in Sundale Park two months ago.  Recently, I am aware of at least three cases of robbery in the past few weeks in Sundale.

REPORT:

There are currently no proposals to install CCTV in Sundale Park (or other areas) and it is the Council's current position that any extension of the Community Based CCTV scheme would be cost prohibitve without an additional source of funding being identified.

The Council is not currently in receipt of an allocation of funding under the current scheme for Community CCTV.  Limited funding (60% of €40,000 allowable expenditure) is available to Community Groups to install and maintain new CCTV security systems under the Department of Justice Community Based CCTV Scheme . No applications have been made under this scheme by the Council, and any aplications require the approval of the Council’s Joint Policing Committee (JPC).  A recent report considered by the JPC on this issue noted the complexities of installing community CCTV systems as well as the substantial costs involved in installation, maintenance and monitoring of same.