Conor Sheehan (Limerick City, Labour)
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1610. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the names of projects within Limerick Garda division that received funding under Community Safety Innovation Fund in 2024; and he amount received per project, in tabular form. [20251/25]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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The Community Safety Innovation Fund was launched in 2021 to reinvest proceeds of crime returned to the exchequer by the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) back into communities, in order to fund innovative local projects aimed at building stronger, safer communities. The Fund has since been renamed the Community Safety Fund (CSF).

The CSF plays a vital role in directing the proceeds of crime into community projects designed to enhance safety and security. Additionally, it reflects and highlights the successes of An Garda Síochána and the Criminal Assets Bureau in seizing the proceeds from criminal activity. The annual fund allows for the proceeds of crime to be directed into local projects, to support and enhance community safety.

Investing this money back into the community is a tangible way of showing that there can be a direct link between the activities of law enforcement and building stronger, safer communities. The CSF encourages and supports the development of ways in which to improve community safety from those people who best understand the needs in their locality.

The 2025 Fund, which is currently open for applications, has an increased budget of €4 million, in line with commitments in the Programme for Government to increase the Fund.

I am pleased to provide for the Deputy the below information, in tabular form, containing the names of projects within Limerick Garda Division that received funding under the Community Safety Fund in 2024 and the amount received per project.