Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 April 2019
243. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of proposals to amend the Private Security Services Act 2004 in order to place private security personnel under the regulatory control of the Private Security Authority; if the report on the matter will be released; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17754/19]
View answerThe Working Group Report, on the regulation of private security firms assisting in enforcing court orders, was published on my Department’s website on Tuesday 9 April. On that day, the Government endorsed the proposals I brought forward for legislative change.
The key recommendation in the report is that the necessary legislative amendments are made to the Private Security Services Act 2004, as amended, for the Private Security Authority to regulate private security personnel employed to assist in enforcing court orders. My Department is working with the Office of the Attorney General to bring forward the necessary legislative amendments.
