COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN/PALMERSTOWN/NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, May 25, 2021

QUESTION NO. 18

QUESTION: Councillor Shane Moynihan

To ask the Chief Executive for a report on the locations of CCTV columns in the Lucan and Palmerstown-Fonthill Areas, the number of new columns erected in the past 12 months and intentions to add new ones in the coming 12 months.

REPLY:

EWCC

The Environment, Water & Climate Change Directorate (EWCC) are responsible for the following CCTV columns in the Lucan/Palmerstown/North Clondalkin Area;

Ballyowen Shopping Centre Bring banks (2 columns), Ballyowen Lane (1 column), Griffeen Valley Park (18 columns), Griffeen Valley Skate Park (2 columns) and Lynches Lane (1 column).

EWCC did not install any in 2020 and has no plans to install any in 2021 pending a finalisation of the ongoing discussions with the Data Protection Commissioner in relation to the use of CCTV in Waste and Litter enforcement cases.

EETD

Economic Enterprise & Tourism Development Directorate have no CCTV columns in this LEA.

Housing Social and Community Development 

The Estate Management Unit have CCTV columns located at Meile an Ri Green and Tor an Ri Lane, Balagaddy. In addtion there are CCTV columns located at Lynch's Park, Lynch's Lane and Kishogue Park.  There are also CCTV columns at Liscarne Court and the Council hopes to upgrade the CCTV system at this location in 2021. No new CCTV collumns were installed in 2020 and a number of these locations are currently under operational review pending the finalisation of ongoing discussions with the Data Protection Commissioner in relation to the use of CCTV.

Community CCTV

There is a Community Based CCTV scheme based in the  North Clondalkin area with two cameras overlooking Collinstown Park from the Collinstown Road and four cameras focussed on Neilstown shopping and community centres at Neilstown Village Court, Neilstown Community Centre, Neilstown Road roundabout and the rear of the shopping centre. No new cameras have been erected in the past 12 months although the two cameras at Meile an Ri Green and Tor an Ri lane are to be incorporated into the Community Based CCTV scheme in North Clondalkin. There are currently no plans to expand the existing scheme.

LUPT

LUPT has only one CCTV scheme in this area at Palmerstown Depot for security purposes.

LUPT ANPR devises employed are NOT CCTVs, and they do not have any video feeds or record video.  ANPRs are soely for Journey Time Management.

There are currently no plans to provide additional CCTV systems with in LUPT.