Garda: CCTV not best way to tackle problems in estates

THE head of the Limerick Garda division said yesterday while CCTV played an enormous role in tackling serious crime, its widespread deployment in housing estates was not the best way to tackle antisocial behaviour.

Chief Superintendent David Sheahan said antisocial behaviour was best tackled through interaction between gardaí and communities.

He was speaking at a meeting of the County Limerick Joint Policing Committee, where Cllr Leo Walsh had tabled a motion for CCTV cameras to be installed in all estates where Limerick County Council had rented accommodation.