Mark Duffy (Fine Gael)

Before I make my contribution, I acknowledge the James McNeive Foundation, in memory of James McNeive, who tragically died last year. His friends and family will, over the next five days, climb five peaks across Ireland and the UK. They began yesterday in Ben Nevis in Scotland and will complete their efforts and climbs on Saturday on Croagh Patrick in his native County Mayo. He was from Aghamore. They are raising a huge amount of money for different local charities that are close to the family's hearts. I use this opportunity to highlight the ongoing climb and encourage everyone to get behind and support the fundraising that is taking place over the next few day in James's memory, because the causes include many schools and different charity groups that were close to his heart, including the Irish Kidney Association and Make-A-Wish Ireland.

With the time I have left, I raise a point about CCTV in our towns and villages. Can we have a debate on it? A Fine Gael colleague, Deputy Geoghegan from Dublin, has raised the lack of CCTV in Dublin, but in our towns and villages, it depends on local community groups or initiatives through local authorities and there seems to be a disconnect. For protection in our towns and villages, we need to ensure there is adequate CCTV. There should be an audit of every town and village to see where there is functioning and adequate CCTV in place and where there are gaps. That is from the point of view of safety on the streets, but also to see where gangs are driving through different towns and going undetected. I would encourage a debate on that issue.