Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 617: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a person (details supplied) did not receive a security clearance. [22876/11]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The Deputy has clarified to officials in my Department that this question relates to an application made to the Private Security Authority (PSA).

As the Deputy will be aware, the PSA, established under the Private Security Services Act 2004, is the regulatory body with responsibility for regulating and licensing the private security industry. The Authority is an independent body under the aegis of my Department and so the processing of licence applications is a matter solely for the Authority.

I asked the Authority to respond directly to the Deputy on this particular matter and I understand that correspondence issued to him on 16th August 2011.