Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 38: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to extend the community safety warden scheme. [9533/10]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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I presume the question refers to the local authority community warden service.

The pilot community warden service, which was established in five local authorities in 2002, has since been placed on a permanent footing. Following a process of adjudication, the practical issues concerning the extension of the service to other local authorities have been settled. Accordingly, it is now open to other local authorities to introduce the scheme, having regard to local circumstances and taking account of the need to achieve payroll cost reductions in 2010.