Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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Question 477: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made in regard to the commitment given in the Programme for Government to increase the closed circuit television grant aid system for community groups and organisations as part of a nationwide CCTV roll-out in all major towns. [19303/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The Community-based CCTV Scheme is designed to provide financial assistance to qualifying organisations towards meeting the capital costs associated with the establishment of local community CCTV systems. Pobal has been engaged by my Department to carry out the day-to-day administration of the scheme.

I have been informed by Pobal that the following locations have CCTV systems that are fully operational:

Limerick — Moyross;

Limerick — Our Lady of Lourdes Community Services Group;

Corduff, Dublin;

Tralee, Co. Kerry;

Drogheda, Co. Louth;

Athy, Co. Kildare;

Tuam, Co. Galway;

Waterford;

Letterkenny, Co. Donegal

Three other locations, Sligo, Ballinasloe and Mallow, are nearing completion and over the course of this year a further 13 schemes are expected to become operational. I intend to invite a further round of applications under the scheme later this year. 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). In addition, a major expansion programme of town centre CCTV systems is being introduced by the Garda Síochána. Three systems at Ballyfermot, Clondalkin and Tullamore were completed in 2007 and a further fourteen systems at Drogheda, Tallaght, Mullingar, Waterford, Portlaoise, Kilkenny, Sligo, Castlebar, Ennis, Kinsale, Dungarvan, Athlone, Clonmel and Carlow are planned to be implemented this year.