Closed-Circuit Television Systems Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 2 November 2016

Wednesday, 2 November 2016

Questions (172)

Brian Stanley

Question:

172. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to extend the pilot schemes of funding for CCTV cameras for community alert schemes. [32618/16]

Written answers

Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government

A rural CCTV initiative was announced by the then Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in September 2015. This was, however, a small pilot scheme only, with a limited overall budget. This scheme came to an end earlier this year with no provision for further funding.

I understand that the Minister for Justice and Equality is currently developing proposals to give effect to the Programme for a Partnership Government commitment to provide investment in CCTV systems. This process has been informed by learnings from the pilot initiative managed by my Department.