Ennis Local Transport Plan privacy statement
The purpose of this privacy notice is to describe, in clear terms, the personal data that the traffic survey collects about individuals, why it is needed, the legal basis, how it is used and how individuals may interact with the Council in relation their personal data and the camera for a traffic survey. It also outlines the rights of individuals under data protection legislation.
Clare County Council also has a privacy statement which is a general document about how we approach data protection as an organisation and is available on the Council’s website Privacy statement | Clare County Council (clarecoco.ie) or on request.
1.0 Purpose of the short term (06/12/2023) localised cameras
Personal data may be processed as part of the localised and short term traffic camera installation in order to identify turning movement counts at 75 junctions in relation to the Ennis Area Local Transport Plan. The counts will be of vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists and the location tables below identify the junctions that pedestrian and cyclist numbers will be counted. The cameras will operate at a resolution such that identifiable images will not be recorded, so personal data is not being gathered in the survey. The cameras will be operational on one day only in Ennis and environs, namely on Wednesday 6th December 2023. In the event that any personal data is processed through the cameras, the Council is obliged to protect it in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018 and the provisions contained in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The purpose of the processing of personal data under this project is to:
- get accurate data in relation to traffic, cyclist and pedestrian movement at the specified locations. Also, this data is vital to inform the correct process is followed in developing a traffic model.
- The survey informs the correct process for developing a traffic model. The model will be utilised to test the impacts of various future proposals, networks interventions and land use proposals in the study area to improve safety for all road users at these locations.
Traffic survey cameras will be installed at the 75 no. junction locations (2 cameras maybe required at some junctions) listed in the tables below for a duration of 12 hours from 07:00-19:00 on Wednesday 6th December 2023.
Junction Turning Count (JTC) Group 1 Locations
| Site ID | Location | Ped/Cycle | Irish National Grid X Coordinates | Irish National Grid Y Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J2 | L4180/Drumcliffe Road | No | 132790.095 | 178754.513 |
| J4 | Lahinch Road/Relief Road | No | 132558.771 | 178154.571 |
| J7 | Relief Rd/Drumbiggle Rd | No | 132042.242 | 176392.5 |
| J8 | Relief Road – Icarus | No | 133012.173 | 175497.4 |
| J9 | Clareabbey Roundabout | No | 134156.283 | 175290.619 |
| J10 | M18 J12 West Roundabout | No | 136721.989 | 175536.89 |
| J11 | M18 J12 East Roundabout | No | 136884.158 | 175543.068 |
| J12 | Skehanagh Roundabout | No | 135621.469 | 175471.673 |
| J17 | CC Barrack Street/Patrick | No | 134987.815 | 174100.18 |
| J18 | Kildysart Rd/L4172 | No | 133346.906 | 173250.37 |
| J19 | Kildysart Road/L4176 | No | 134180.826 | 174975.873 |
| J21 | Kildysart Rd/R458 | No | 134230.161 | 175116.609 |
| J23 | Kilrush Rd/Ennis National | No | 132817.14 | 175730.957 |
| J24 | L4118/R469 | No | 136329.257 | 176902.027 |
| J25 | Tulla Road/L4608 | No | 136083.848 | 178837.074 |
| J26 | M18 J13 West Roundabout | No | 136827.251 | 179062.914 |
| J27 | M18 J13 West Roundabout | No | 137141.636 | 179177.55 |
| J30 | MM18 J14 | No | 136777.123 | 182444.959 |
| J31 | Barefield Roundabout | No | 136413.317 | 182080.462 |
| J35 | Tulla Road/Ross Levan Rou | Yes | 135388.494 | 178725.182 |
| J36 | Tulla Road/Oakleigh Wood | Yes | 134931.331 | 178708.705 |
| J37 | Tulla Road/Kevin Barry Av | No | 134523.592 | 178437.563 |
| J38 | Tulla Road/Lifford Road | No | 134511.238 | 178230.604 |
| J39 | Clon Road/Lifford Road | No | 134505.404 | 177988.637 |
| J40 | Clon Rd/Francis Street | Yes | 134444.657 | 177721.958 |
| J41 | Clon Road/Friar's Walk | Yes | 134290.212 | 177327.603 |
| J42 | Clon Road/Station Road | Yes | 134166.999 | 177015.276 |
| J45 | Clon Rd/Limerick Road | No | 133815.206 | 176521.731 |
| J46 | College View/Lmk Rd | Yes | 133925.723 | 176178.516 |
| J47 | Ashline/Kilrush Rd | No | 132906.718 | 175933.798 |
| J48 | Kilrush Rd/Cahercalla Rd | No | 133116.078 | 176220.04 |
| J51 | O'Connell St/Station Rd | Yes | 133773.673 | 177209.534 |
| J53 | O'Connell St/Clare Road | Yes | 133744.844 | 177114.806 |
| J54 | Kilrush Rd/Carmody Street | Yes | 133630.553 | 177169.72 |
| J55 | Drumbiggle Rd/Carmody Str | Yes | 133529.647 | 177249.346 |
| J57 | Parnell Street/Summerhill | Yes | 133476.105 | 177378.738 |
| J58 | Carmody Street/Wood Quay | Yes | 133458.257 | 177425.758 |
| J60 | Mill Road/Circular Road | Yes | 133380.346 | 177669.097 |
| J61 | Maid of Erin Roundabout | Yes | 133450.018 | 177772.749 |
| J62 | Lahinch Road/Cloughleigh | No | 132866.55 | 178102.233 |
| J66 | Highfield Park/Gort Road | No | 133841.281 | 178339.4 |
| J70 | Gort Rd/Lifford Rd | No | 133960.721 | 178124.891 |
| J72 | New Rd/Gort Road | No | 133917.82 | 177844.827 |
| J73 | Harmony Row/Abbey Street | Yes | 133857.244 | 177678.109 |
| J75 | Old Gaol Rd/Clare Rd | Yes | 133982.006 | 177085.72 |
| J76 | Friar's Walk/Causeway Lin | Yes | 134180.726 | 177377.454 |
| J78 | Francis St/Abbey St/CPark | No | 133894.655 | 177567.423 |
| J80 | OCS/Parnell/Abbey St. | No | 133821.207 | 177462.141 |
| J81 | Abbey Street CP/Bank Place | No | 133775.216 | 177492.687 |
| J82 | Harvey's Quay/Salthouse L | No | 133742.439 | 177466.516 |
| J83 | Market Roundabout | No | 133675.685 | 177332.49 |
| J85 | Bindon St/Harmony Row | No | 133663.67 | 177673.303 |
| J88 | Quin Rd/Industrial Estate | No | 134628.625 | 176853.882 |
| J89 | Drumbiggle Rd/Gold Links | No | 132243.623 | 176515.458 |
| J90 | Drumbiggle Rd/L4545 | No | 132947.555 | 176960.613 |
| J92 | Circular Rd/Honan Terrace | No | 133271.203 | 177653.738 |
| J99 | Market Place Car Park | No | 133672.905 | 177308.216 |
| J100 | Dunnes Multistorey exit | No | 134139.34 | 177389.243 |
Junction Turning Count (JTC) Group 2 locations
| Site ID | Location | Ped/Cycle | Irish National Grid X Coordinates | Irish National Grid Y Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J43 | Clon Rd/Tobarteascaín | No | 134073.646 | 176803.512 |
| J44 | Clon Rd/Connolly Villas | No | 134010.838 | 176757.177 |
| J49 | Clare Road/Dalcassian Dri | No | 133781.226 | 176841.264 |
| J56 | Summerhill/Carmody Street | No | 133507.338 | 177298.769 |
| J64 | Highfield Park/Watery Rd | No | 133618.879 | 178021.924 |
| J65 | Gort Road/Glenina | No | 133815.88 | 178847.358 |
| J68 | Gort Rd/College Rd | No | 133878.694 | 177763.484 |
| J69 | Drumcliffe Road/Gort Road | No | 133821.717 | 178462.957 |
| J71 | New Rd/Daly Rd | No | 134151.206 | 177916.217 |
| J74 | Old Gaol Rd/Clare Road | No | 133777.107 | 176933.675 |
| J77 | Causeway Link/Francis Str | No | 134115.686 | 177569.14 |
| J84 | Market St/Drumbiggle Rd | No | 133658.524 | 177266.25 |
| J87 | Quin Rd/Train Station | No | 134222.6 | 177014.504 |
| J91 | Circular Rd/Orchard Ln | No | 132949.612 | 177479.898 |
| J93 | Drumbiggle Rd/Cahercalla | No | 132357.57 | 176588.221 |
| J101 | Dunnes Entrance 1 | No | 134119.137 | 177292.996 |
| J102 | Dunnes Entrance 2 | No | 134093.602 | 177253.15 |
2.0 Legal basis
The legal basis to process personal data in the case of the road traffic survey is the following:
- Article 6(1) e of the GDPR - the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of an official authority vested in Clare County Council. The official authority in this case derives from the Roads Act, 1993 - Section 13 - Responsibility of road authorities for the maintenance and construction of local roads and Section 78 - Powers of inspection & survey.
- The official authority that requires the Ennis Local Transport plan is also set out in the Clare County Development Plan 2023 to 2029, the Southern Regional Assembly , Southern Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy and the Area Based Transport Assessment (NTA).
- The processing is necessary to comply with a legal obligation to which the Council is subject, namely, Health, Safety and Welfare at Work Acts.
3.0 The categories of personal data concerned
Personal data processed in the traffic survey is:
- Vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians . Images of vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians will be processed at a distance, angle and resolution that would prevent individuals from being identifiable. ANPR is not being used for this survey.
4.0 Processing and recipients of the data
Access to the data is limited to the company engaged by Clare County Council to do the survey, who will record images of traffic (including pedestrian and cyclist traffic) such that individual persons are not identifiable. No personal data will provided to the Council and anonymised traffic movement data only will be provided to the Council.
Third party access to personal data is not allowed, except in the very limited circumstances permitted by law. Access requests shall be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018, the GDPR and the Council’s data protection policies and procedures.
There are no plans to transfer the personal data to a third country or international organisation.
5.0 The retention period for the data
Clare County Council subscribes to the national policy for retention and destruction of Local Authority records.
6.0 Data subjects have a range of data rights
- Right of access by the data subject
- Right to rectification
- Right to erasure (‘right to be forgotten’)
- Right to restriction of processing
- Right to data portability
- Right to object and automated individual decision-making
7.0 The right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority
If you are not satisfied with a decision on your request for access to data or have concerns about personal data processing, you have the right to make a complaint to the Data Protection Commission, Canal House, Station Road, Portarlington, Co. Laois, Ireland. Before doing so it is recommended that you contact Clare County Council (DPA@clarecoco.ie) to establish the circumstances. We may be in a position to resolve the problem in a timely manner.
The Data Protection Commission website www.dataprotection.ie has further details and the forms that are required to be completed if you wish to raise a concern or make a complaint.
8.0 Contact details for the data controller and data protection officer
The identity and the contact details of the controller:
Clare County Council,
New Road,
Ennis,
Co. Clare
Telephone: (065) 6821616
Email: roads@clarecoco.ie
The contact details of the data protection officer:
Data Protection Office,
Clare County Council,
New Road,
Ennis,
Co Clare
Telephone: (065) 6846405
Email: DPA@clarecoco.ie
Page last reviewed: 01/12/23
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