Drones used in Wexford caravan parks to monitor compliance with movement restrictionsArchived Message
Posted by Subhi on April 26, 2020, 9:35 am
In the last two weeks alcohol consumption in my little manner has apparently gone through the roof leading to quite a few medical emergencies, no one ever gets sick in a panopticon.
"It has been revealed that caravan parks in Co Wexford have been under drone surveillance for weeks, as local officials hunt for tourists who should not be there.
The county council has redeployed its fleet of half a dozen UAVs from patrolling for illegal dumping to monitoring compliance with movement restrictions.
But after four weeks on patrol during the lockdown, drone operators have not found anyone to report to Gardaí.
Wexford Council spokesman David Minogue says people seem to be sticking to the rules.
“We have, since Easter, been carrying out this monitoring along the coastline,” he said.
“And I’m delighted, I must say, to be able to say that we have found very high levels of compliance and very little evidence of travel restriction breaches in these areas to date."