Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 79: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if it is proposed to provide grant aid towards the provision of closed circuit television at an estate (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [26988/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The Community-based CCTV Scheme was launched in 2005 to provide financial assistance towards the capital costs of establishing a community CCTV system. To date two major rounds of this Scheme have been advertised, in 2005 and 2007. I am advised by Pobal who administer the scheme on behalf of my Department that no application was received in response to either of these rounds in respect of the estate referred to by the Deputy.

Whilst applications for funding under the Community CCTV Scheme are advertised periodically, any future plans for extension of CCTV are dependent on a number of factors including the availability of funding, the progression of schemes already grant aided and overall policy considerations.