Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

In recent days I have been contacted by large numbers of Malahide residents. They are very concerned about a sudden spike in antisocial behaviour in the village and surrounding areas.

This happened before, and a very increased and visible Garda presence really helped in the resolution of it.

I draw the Tánaiste's attention to two tweets from the Minister with responsibility for housing on 10 and 26 May last year. On 10 May he said there would be an announcement in the coming weeks regarding community CCTV for Malahide and Swords. Sixteen days later he said he was, "Delighted [delighted no less] to report that CCTV has been approved for Malahide Village and Swords Town and will be installed by the June Bank Holiday Weekend." There is no CCTV in either Swords or Malahide at the moment. The programme for Government commits the Government to "Externally review the legal and organisational framework governing community CCTV". Will the Tánaiste advise us about the subject of the Minister's tweets? Are we going to see the CCTV pilot in Malahide and Swords and are we going to see a manifestation of the commitment in the programme for Government that will "Prioritise visible policing in both rural and urban communities".

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