Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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389. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set down her plans to provide closed circuit television at a location (details supplied) in County Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33272/15]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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CCTV systems installed for the purposes of crime prevention, and as aids to policing in areas to which the general public routinely have access such as town centres, fall into two distinct categories: Garda CCTV systems and community-based CCTV systems.

Garda CCTV systems are planned and implemented on the basis of An Garda Síochána's identified operational needs and priorities. Accordingly, decisions in relation to the introduction or extension of such systems are a matter for the Garda Commissioner. I am advised by the Garda authorities that current Garda CCTV arrangements are kept under ongoing review in the context of An Garda Síochána's operational requirements.

Garda authorities advise that authorisation for a community-based CCTV Scheme in the area referred to by the Deputy was granted by the Garda Commissioner in 2010. This CCTV system was established as part of the Community-based CCTV scheme which was launched by the Department in 2005 and provided financial assistance to qualifying local organisations towards meeting the capital costs associated with the establishment of a local community CCTV system.