David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the supports available, if any, from his Department for the provision of CCTV camera systems in towns across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3264/13]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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A State supported Community CCTV Scheme was first launched in 2005, with a second round being advertised in 2007. Under the Scheme, two types of grant were available: A pre-development grant of up to €5,000 to assist local communities to develop proposals for a CCTV system and a substantive grant of up to €100,000 to assist with the capital cost of establishing a Community CCTV system.

In all, 54 community schemes were awarded pre-development grants and a total of 45 schemes were awarded substantive grants.

The current position is that all available funding provided under the previous two rounds has been fully allocated and there are currently no plans to further extend the Scheme. However, the matter will continue to be kept under ongoing review in the context of overall policy considerations and the availability of funding.