Ruairí Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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808. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the progress of establishing community safety partnerships and possible review mechanisms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47704/25]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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Local Community Safety Partnerships (LCSP) represent a significant step towards a more collaborative, responsive, and locally driven model of public safety and will play a major role in enhancing public safety alongside An Garda Síochána, residents, businesses and state agencies.

I signed regulations which came into effect on 30 June 2025, that provide for the establishment of Local Community Safety Partnerships in each local authority area across the country. These regulations set out how Local Community Safety Partnerships will operate in practice, transparently and efficiently, with a clear mandate and strong local engagement at their core.

On 31 July 2025, the National Office for Community Safety circulated Guidance for the Operation of Local Community Safety Partnerships to Chief Executives of local authorities and their staff to support the establishment of the Safety Partnership in their administrative area. A copy of this guidance was also sent to the Association of Irish Local Government, for onward circulation to their members.

There are a series of administrative steps to be taken to establish a Local Community Safety Partnership. These include receipt of nominations from elected members of the relevant local authority; receipt of nominations from statutory agencies (HSE, Tusla, Local Authority executive); identification of proposed members from across the business, education, youth, community and voluntary sectors, in addition to local residents. There will be up to 30 members in each Safety Partnership.

I appointed members to the Wexford and Galway City Local Community Safety Partnerships on 8 September 2025. The first Safety Partnership meeting will take place in Wexford on 30 September. I look forward to appointing members to further Safety Partnership in the comings weeks and months with a view to all Local Community Safety Partnerships being established by the end of the year.