Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I agree with the Deputy that it has to be a multiagency approach. There is a new approach to community safety policy via the local community safety partnerships, which are being piloted in three locations, including in the north inner city of Dublin. They bring together the local communities and local service providers under an independent chair to develop a specific community safety plan for that local area and, more importantly, to work in partnership. The Dublin north inner city partnership continues to work collaboratively with key stakeholder agencies to address matters as they arise. It has four proactive subgroups which are focused on specific themes impacting the community. The establishment of the Department of Justice community safety innovation fund is reinvesting funds that are seized as proceeds of crime back into the communities. The funding increased from €2 million in 2022 to €3 million last year and increased again to €3.75 million in budget 2024.

As the Deputy has acknowledged, a task force was created to make Dublin city centre a more thriving, attractive and safe cityscape. On 9 May, the Taoiseach gave priority to this high-level task force. Again, I will bring the Deputy’s opening remarks directly to the attention of the Minister, Deputy McEntee, and also his concerns around displacement.

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