Under the Department of Justice’s community safety policy, LCSPs will replace and build upon the existing joint policing committees. There are currently three pilot LCSPs in Dublin’s North Inner City, Waterford and Longford.

A final evaluation report of the LCSP pilot is expected by the end of 2023, ahead of their nationwide rollout as part of the implementation of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill.

Justice minister Simon Harris said: “I am delighted to be able to appoint Eddie Mullins to this important position.

“Mr Mullins has a strong track record in working collaboratively and piloting new initiatives to promote safety, particularly in the context of engaging partners from education, employment and mental health and addiction to work with prisoners to assist them in moving away from crime, which is very relevant in the community safety context.

“Mr Mullins is also a native of Dublin who is well known to most of the agencies and NGOs involved in the partnership, through his work in Mountjoy.”