Written answers
Thursday, 23 February 2017
Department of Justice and Equality
Closed-Circuit Television Systems Provision
Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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83. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there are any capital funding streams for the provision of new public CCTV systems; if there are any current funding streams to assist gardaí with the monitoring of such systems; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9174/17]
Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I am very conscious of the value that communities, especially rural communities, place on CCTV as a means of deterring crime and assisting in the detection of offenders.
The Deputy will be aware that the Programme for a Partnership Government commits to providing investment in CCTV systems and that I have secured €1 million in Budget 2017 to begin a new round of community CCTV schemes in line with the Programme.
My Department is currently developing a framework for the scheme and, while applications are not being invited or considered at this time, I expect to make an announcement in due course.
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