CCTV for ‘troubled’ city estates

Date Published: 21-Dec-2007

Housing estates in the city that are blighted by ‘antisocial behaviour’ could be rid of young troublemakers when new CCTV cameras come on stream early next year.

The cameras will be installed in green areas and entrances to estates in Ballybane and Ballinfoile to deter anti-social behaviour and illegal dumping.

The Ballinfoile RAPID Committee and the Ballybane Community Forum were both successful in securing grants of €5,000 for Community CCTV as part of the Galway City Development Board’s strategy for Economic, Social and Cultural Development.

Phase One of the project took place this year and involved community consultation about the cameras.
Phase Two will begin early next year which involves purchasing the equipment and putting a system in place. RAPID co-ordinator Liam Hanrahan, told the Galway City Tribune that the initiative was not about an invasion of privacy but was to identify illegal dumping and anti-social behaviour blackspots.

“80% of the people living in the estate…..