Charlie O'Connor (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 344: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the locations of closed circuit television schemes around the country. [42311/08]

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.

A total of 43 schemes have been awarded grants by my Department and I have been informed by Pobal that there are 14 Community CCTV Schemes fully operational in the following locations: Athy, Corduff, Co. Dublin, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway, Drogheda, Letterkenny, Limerick- Moyross, Limerick- Our Lady of Lourdes, Limerick- St. Munchin's, Sligo (Forthill and Cranmore); Tralee, Tuam and Waterford City (2 schemes).

The establishment of Community CCTV Schemes is at an advanced stage in a further 9 locations as follows: Blackpool, Cork City; Clondalkin, Killorglin, Liberties, Dublin City; Mallow; St. Theresa's Gardens, Dublin City and Tallaght (Killinarden, Fettercairn and Jobstown). In addition to the above schemes a further 20 schemes have been awarded Stage 2 funding for the establishment of Community CCTV Schemes at: Carrick-on-Suir, Clonmel, Cavan, Ballymun (5 schemes), Dublin North West Inner City, Drogheda, Dundalk; Ennis; Kilkenny; Longford, Manorhamilton, Mullaghmatt, Navan, New Ross, Thurles and Tralee.

In addition to the Community based scheme, a major expansion programme of town centre CCTV systems is ongoing in the Garda Síochána. There are currently 12 Garda CCTV systems in place in: Dublin (North Central); Dublin (South Central); Tralee, Cork City, Bray, Dundalk, Dun Laoghaire, Galway, Limerick, Tullamore, Ballyfermot, and Clondalkin, Co. Dublin. The system for Finglas will be introduced in conjunction with the completion of the new Garda station in early 2009.

The Garda CCTV Programme is currently being expanded to a further 14 locations at Drogheda, Tallaght, Mullingar, Waterford, Portlaoise, Kilkenny, Sligo, Castlebar, Ennis, Dungarvan, Kinsale, Athlone, Carlow and Clonmel.