Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there are any grants available for community or residents groups to assist with installing CCTV; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39251/12]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The Community-based CCTV Scheme was first launched in 2005 to provide financial assistance towards the capital costs of establishing a community CCTV system. To date, two major rounds of the Scheme have been advertised, in 2005/2006 and 2007, under which 45 substantive schemes were approved for funding.

The funding provided under the previous two rounds has been fully allocated and the installation of a number of the projects grant aided is on-going. No decision has been made in relation to the possible further extension of the Community Based CCTV Scheme. However, any future plans for such an extension will depend on a number of factors, including the availability of funding, the progression of the projects already grant aided and overall policy considerations.