Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 789: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the expected timetable for the installation of closed circuit television facilities for Roscommon town, County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22631/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The Community-based CCTV Scheme provides financial assistance to qualifying local organisations towards meeting the capital costs associated with the establishment of local community CCTV systems. The scheme also offers pre-development 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. Pobal administers the scheme on behalf of my Department and it carries out thorough assessments of all applications received. I have been informed by Pobal that an unsuccessful application for Stage 1 funding was received from a group in the area referred to.

I wish to inform the Deputy that it is intended to invite applications for funding under the Community-based CCTV Scheme on a periodic basis and it will be open to any group from County Roscommon 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).