Brian Stanley (Laois, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

This question is on the community CCTV scheme which is a very important issue. As the Minister will know, many community groups want to put them in place. In Laois and Offaly, communities located close to the motorway are affected by crime due to their proximity to it. Community groups have raised money voluntarily. Grants are available to erect CCTV, which are very welcome, but, unfortunately, they cannot be drawn down because of the problem of who controls the data. Is it the Garda Síochána or is it the local authority? It came up at the last joint policing committee in Laois and I was asked to raise it with the Minister in the Dáil, which I am doing this morning.

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