Terry Leyden (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

From 1 October 2012 the Private Security Authority demands a fee of up to ¤2,250 for a licensee to install CCTV cameras in private houses. Anybody who breaks the law, including householders, will incur a fine ¤3,000 and be committed to imprisonment for 13 months. Heretofore this service was readily provided by local electricians or technical people. When the Government came into office it said it would cut out red tape, bureaucracy and make it easier for small businesses to operate. Certainly the Private Security Authority is making life very difficult for small electrical firms. On a large turnover there is a large fee. This is a surcharge on small businesses. It is very difficult to run a small business in Ireland. The Government said it would reduce the number of quangos and organisations-----