Clonakilty and Dunmanway CCTV
Michael Collins says CCTV in Clonakilty and Dunmanway has been switched off for months, with the Department of Justice and Cork County Council failing to accept responsibility. The Taoiseach seeks the reason for the shutdown but provides no immediate resolution.
I raised this issue on behalf of the people of Clonakilty and Dunmanway almost four months ago in the Dáil with the Minister for justice and I have had no proper answer back. Basically, the issue is that CCTV in both these towns was switched off in early July. As the Taoiseach knows, CCTV is vital in tackling crime. The Department of justice says it is not an issue for it and Cork County Council is saying it is not an issue for it, leaving it nobody's child. We are here again four months later. Councillor Daniel Sexton of Independent Ireland, who is in the Gallery, and I have been pushing for answers on this issue. Can the Taoiseach intervene and find out why CCTV in Clonakilty town and Dunmanway town was switched off and when it will be switched back on again?
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I am not magic. The Taoiseach might be.
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I know but the Deputy must have picked up a phone and talked to someone in the council or someone-----
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I spoke to the Minister. He did not come back with an answer.
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I am sorry. The Deputy is a fairly diligent fellow on the ground. I would imagine he knows the answer.
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There is always a reason something happens. If we can establish the reason, we can see if we can rectify it.
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That is the question I was asking.
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I do not know the answer. I asked the Minister. He said he would come back to me and nothing has happened.