Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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Question 640: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when his Department will publish details of the community closed circuit television scheme 2008. [6192/08]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The Community-based CCTV Scheme, established in 2005, is designed to provide financial assistance to qualifying local organisations towards meeting the capital costs associated with the establishment of local community CCTV systems. The Scheme offers pre-development (Stage 1) grants of up to €5,000 to enable qualifying applicants to investigate the need for CCTV in their area and to complete a detailed proposal, and development (Stage 2) grants of up to €100,000 from my Department for the establishment of a CCTV scheme. In addition to this, the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs provides successful applicants from RAPID areas with a further grant to a possible maximum of €100,000. Pobal has been engaged to administer the scheme on behalf of the Department.

A significant number of schemes were approved for funding last year and Pobal are working with the various groups on their implementation. When significant progress is made with these schemes, I intend to invite a further round of applications. While it is not possible to provide a precise date at this stage, I expect that it will be in the second half of the year and it will be open to any group to submit an application for funding at that time. Further details of the scheme and the relevant documentation are available on my Department's website (www.justice.ie) or on Pobal's website (www.pobal.ie).