Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I think the fine is in the region of €3,000 or five years imprisonment. I think that was stated in one of the advertisements. When one compares that with what happened yesterday in the courts, I think the whole country has gone bananas, but that is a separate issue.

The issue of personnel from private security firms on the doors of pubs and clubs is particularly relevant to my constituency where people have been assaulted, shot at and killed. We have had all sorts of problems. What plans does the authority have to clean up this area? It is a major problem, particularly in my constituency. I know from talking to colleagues that it is also a major problem in other constituencies. The wrong people with serious form are getting involved in private security companies. People are very concerned. When we see innocent people who go in for a quiet pint being shot at in doorways, we know we need to act on that.