Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail)
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122. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding local organisations applying for funds for CCTV cameras in rural areas and villages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17723/17]

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. I expect to make an announcement in this context shortly.