Tony Gregory (Dublin Central, Independent)
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Question 442: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he has received an application from areas (details supplied) for a pilot closed circuit television project; and when the funding will be made available in order that the project may proceed. [7640/07]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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The RAPID Programme aims to ensure that priority attention is given to tackling the spatial concentration of poverty and social exclusion within the 45 designated RAPID areas. In addition, RAPID priority status was extended to Ballyfermot in 2006. My Department, with the support of Pobal, has overall responsibility for the co-ordination of the RAPID programme. It is a matter for each Department to respond to issues of funding within their area of responsibility.

The Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform has primary responsibility for funding community-based CCTV systems. Pobal administers the scheme on behalf of that Department. Additional funding is provided to projects in RAPID designated areas from the Leverage Fund scheme operated by my Department. The Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform has confirmed that applications in respect of the named areas have been received.

I understand that once Pobal has assessed the applications, recommendations will be made to the Community Based CCTV Project Board before decisions are made by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform. Once decisions are made, the successful applications will qualify for additional support from my Department's leverage funds.