Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I was very pleased to announce a fund of €1 million to assist communities to provide CCTV cameras in their localities. I acknowledge the take-up on the part of communities nationally of that funding. I encourage more communities to become involved because the funds have not yet been exhausted. There are a number of preconditions to engagement given the sensitive information that will be kept on film and the sensitive aspects of the endeavour. I encourage communities to engage with local crime prevention officers, local authorities and local joint policing committees on this. There are a number of challenges from a data protection perspective, but the Department and I are available to engage with local communities to ensure the regulations are complied with in full.

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