Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 April 2017
116. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the €1 million funding announced in budget 2017 for the provision of CCTV cameras; and when local communities can apply for this. [17635/17]
View answerI 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.
