Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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Question 324: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will take steps to ensure that a representative of an association (details supplied) is elected to the board of the PSA; if same requires an amendment of the Private Security Act 2004; if he will take steps to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37386/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The Private Security Authority was established by the Private Security Services Act 2004 as an independent statutory authority under the aegis of my Department, and is charged with regulating and licensing the private security industry. The membership of the PSA Board is set down in the legislation and allows for representation from a number of different areas. The term of the Board has now expired. I am currently engaged in making arrangements to appoint a new Board and I am considering all of the options available to me in this regard. I am confident that the Board, when appointed, will reflect a range of different interests and viewpoints, to the benefit of the work of the Authority as a whole. I have no plans at present to amend the Act in relation to membership of the Board.