Neale Richmond (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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518. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the funding of the community safety innovation fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31018/22]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The new Community Safety Innovation Fund closed for applications for its first year of operation on June 8 2022.

My Department has received 120 applications from a diverse range of organisations to access funding under this new scheme for innovative projects to improve community safety. Officials within my Department are currently considering these applications against the criteria of the funding call, with a view to approving applications which meet the criteria.