Cameras at hotspot for anti-social behaviour in Limerick not monitored live

CLOSED circuit television (CCTV) cameras along a riverside path which has become a hotspot for anti-social behaviour are not live-monitored, it's emerged.

At this month's metropolitan district meeting, concerns were raised around the problems being experienced by people using a popular walkway connecting University of Limerick (UL) with the city centre.

Calls were made for plain-clothes garda officers to be deployed after councillors detailed a series of incidents which have taken place by people using the Canal Bank, with youngsters using scrambler bikes coming in for particular criticism.

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Labour councillor Conor Sheehan asked which CCTV cameras were turned on in the Canal Bank area from Lelia Street to UL and Shannon Fields.

In a written response from the local authority's head of digital Alan Dooley, he was told the 20 operational cameras are not monitored minute-by-minute.

"The Canal and River Bank CCTV scheme operated by Limerick City and County Council consists of 11 poles with two cameras each giving a total of 22 cameras. At present, 20 cameras are recording back to our monitoring centre located at Moyross Community Enterprise Centre," he explained.

He confirmed: "These cameras are not live monitored, they are recording only. The one pole which is currently not connected to the scheme is expected to be online in the coming weeks."