Mark Ward (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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750. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the list of successful applicants of the Community Safety Fund; the funding each project received; the total number of applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61416/25]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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The Community Safety Fund re-directs the proceeds of crime, seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) and An Garda Síochána, back into communities in order to fund innovative local projects aimed at building stronger, safer communities.

Initially called the Community Safety Innovation Fund and launched in 2022, it has supported 127 community safety projects to date all across Ireland.

The fund is managed by the National Office for Community Safety.

On 30 October I announced the allocation of €4.4 million from the fund to support 42 community safety projects nationwide. This year’s allocation represents a 33% increase on the €3 million awarded in 2024.

Information on the 2025 allocations is available from my Department’s website at the link below.

This contains a list of the projects, and the amount awarded to each project.

There were 165 applications to the fund.

www.gov.ie/en/department-of-justice-home-affairs-and-migration/press-releases/minister-jim-ocallaghan-announces-allocation-of-over-4-million-from-proceeds-of-crime-to-42-community-projects-across-the-country/