Closed-Circuit Television Systems
Seanad Éireann — 2026-05-20
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Jim O'Callaghan (FF), Dublin Bay South

As the Senator identified, the local authority plays a vital role in respect of this in its collaboration with the Garda, but also my Department does have funding available. We provide grants of up to €40,000 for capital expenditure and up to €5,000 for maintenance. I am informed, and the Senator will be very pleased to hear, that grants worth €45,000 have already been awarded to Monaghan under this scheme. That is something we will just need to continue to roll out. Everyone, as I said, has the right to feel safe. The scheme was extended not only to cover new CCTV schemes but also to provide funding for the extension or upgrade of existing CCTV systems which are incomplete or obsolete. Monaghan, as I said, got €45,000, but in total grants of over €968,000 have been approved to date for 36 community CCTV schemes. That is something I want to see continue.

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Sitting date: 2026-05-20