The Data Protection Commissioner has raised issues.
GDPR concerns are hindering the progress of 13 CCTV schemes in Laois.
Around €25,000 was raised by local groups to install cameras aimed at tackling crime in farming areas.
However the Data Protection Commissioner is currently preventing their use.
Laois/Offaly Sinn Fein TD Brian Stanley says rural communities are frustrated:
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