{"id":144,"date":"2006-01-11T18:25:33","date_gmt":"2006-01-11T18:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tuppenceworth.ie\/blog\/index.php\/2006\/01\/11\/a-model-exchange\/"},"modified":"2006-01-11T18:25:53","modified_gmt":"2006-01-11T18:25:53","slug":"a-model-exchange","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tuppenceworth.ie\/blog\/2006\/01\/11\/a-model-exchange\/","title":{"rendered":"A Model Exchange"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the Comments to Liz McManus Blog<\/a><\/p>\n

[To preface my comments, I\u2019m the Mayor of Letterkenny and have been blogging actively since June \u201805]<\/p>\n

On my website, I try to include everything I can that is of relevance in the post. It\u2019s vital; people don\u2019t like following links.<\/p>\n

I\u2019d also consider it important to try to keep the information together. Most people who visit my website are looking for a specific issue (eg planning, housing, the Fleadh Cheoil) and are coming in through Google. It\u2019s much better to include all the relevant information possible on the one post.<\/p>\n

The blog has been a great resource, and I hope it will continue to be. It\u2019s just a pity I don\u2019t stand in James\u2019 consituency of Limerick West!<\/p>\n

By Damien Blake<\/a> on 01.09.06 5:04 pm e<\/p>\n

I had a look at Damien\u2019s website there, and it is a very useful resource. I think it could serve very well as a model for other local representatives who were willing to find the information their voters wanted and put it in an easy to use format.<\/p>\n

Damien, I notice that you announce that Letterkenny will be getting CCTV shortly. Do you know, or are you in a position to find out, whether this will be tied in to the mooted Garda Automatic Number Plate Recognition scheme? see my post here<\/a> for more details.<\/p>\n

By Simon on 01.10.06 9:42 am e<\/p>\n

Simon,<\/p>\n

This CCTV system is going to be a self-contained, stand alone system, run by the local authority (funded under the current \u201cCommunity Based??? funding round).<\/p>\n

The system will be run with Letterkenny Town Council as \u201cData Monitor???. We\u2019ll be in charge of the operation and maintenance of the system, but more importantly the elected members will be in charge of all the policy surrounding the system. It is intended to be a system to help the Gardai, but all requests to access the system will have to be made in line with the policy we set out.<\/p>\n

If the policy needs changed, the elected (publicily accountable) members will be able to change it. That\u2019s not possible with many other systems.<\/p>\n

I am aware of the numerous issues regarding the Civil Liberties concerns with CCTV systems. I also believe there\u2019s a balance to be struck, and I hope we can do that here in Letterkenny.<\/p>\n

Thanks for your kind words on my site.<\/p>\n

Damien<\/p>\n

By Damien Blake<\/a> on 01.10.06 10:55 pm e<\/p>\n

Thanks for that Damien, its good of you to come back on the question.<\/p>\n

To clarify- when you say that the elected members will be responsible for policy as to how the cameras are used, would that policy include co-operating with a traffic monitoring database, if the Gardai requested it? And would you have the right to opt-in or out as you saw fit?<\/p>\n

By Simon on 01.11.06 11:28 am e<\/p>\n

There\u2019s been no approach as yet to the council regarding any connections with any other systems. The Gardai (locally) have helped in our application, but have not been leading it in any specific direction, nor have they made any requests or recommendations regarding technology.<\/p>\n

The Council has been slow to support the system so far, that is to say they\u2019ve cautiously supported it. The policy regarding who gets to access the system still has to be finalised; we\u2019re probably a year away from seeing the cameras in place.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t believe the council would support connecting our cameras to any wider system of any sort, particularly one as long-lasting as the Number Plate recognition system mentioned in the article you quote above.<\/p>\n

By Damien Blake<\/a> on 01.11.06 5:43 pm<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From the Comments to Liz McManus Blog [To preface my comments, I\u2019m the Mayor of Letterkenny and have been blogging actively since June \u201805] On my website, I try to include everything I can that is of relevance in the post. It\u2019s vital; people don\u2019t like following links. I\u2019d also consider it important to try to keep the information together. Most people who visit my website are looking for a specific issue (eg planning, housing, the Fleadh Cheoil) and are coming in through Google. It\u2019s much better to include all the relevant information possible on the one post. The blog has been a great resource, and I hope it will continue to be. It\u2019s just a pity I don\u2019t stand in James\u2019 consituency of Limerick West! By Damien Blake on 01.09.06 5:04 pm e I had a look at Damien\u2019s website there, and it is a very useful resource. I think it could serve very well as a model for other local representatives who were willing to find the information their voters wanted and put it in an easy to use format. Damien, I notice that you announce that Letterkenny will be getting CCTV shortly. Do you know, or are you in a position to find out, whether this will be tied in to the mooted Garda Automatic Number Plate Recognition scheme? see my post here for more details. By Simon on 01.10.06 9:42 am e Simon, This CCTV system is going to be a self-contained, stand alone system, run by the local authority (funded under the current \u201cCommunity Based??? funding round). The system will be run with Letterkenny Town Council as \u201cData Monitor???. We\u2019ll be in charge of the operation and maintenance of the system, but more importantly the elected members will be in charge of all the policy surrounding the system. It is intended to be a system to help the Gardai, but all requests to access the system will have to be made in line with the policy we set out. If the policy needs changed, the elected (publicily accountable) members will be able to change it. That\u2019s not possible with many other systems. I am aware of the numerous issues regarding the Civil Liberties concerns with CCTV systems. I also believe there\u2019s a balance to be struck, and I hope we can do that here in Letterkenny. Thanks for your kind words on my site. Damien […]","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-digital-rights","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tuppenceworth.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tuppenceworth.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tuppenceworth.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuppenceworth.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuppenceworth.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=144"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuppenceworth.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tuppenceworth.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuppenceworth.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuppenceworth.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}