Minister Naughton announces Chairs for Waterford and Longford Local Community Safety Pilots
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Minister Naughton announces Chairs for Waterford and Longford Local Community Safety Pilots
Ms Martina Moloney to Chair Longford Local Community Safety Partnership pilot
Pilots to run for next two years ahead of national rollout
Minister also publishes Community Safety Policy Paper
The Minister of State with special responsibility for Civil and Criminal Justice, Hildegarde Naughton TD, has today announced the Chairs for the new Local Community Safety Partnership pilots in Waterford and Longford.
The Waterford pilot will be chaired by Mr Seán Aylward, while the Longford pilot will be chaired by Ms Martina Moloney. The two pilots, in addition to a third in Dublin’s north inner city where Mr Cormac Ó Donnchú has already been appointed Chair, will run for the next two years ahead of a national rollout to all local authority areas.
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Arbour Hill Prison Dublin
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