Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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749. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when it is anticipated that the Private Security Authority will announce a timeframe for the licensing of CCTV monitoring centres and the introduction of the new standard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13226/14]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The Private Security Authority, which is an independent agency under the remit of my Department established under the Private Security Services Acts 2004 and 2011, is the regulatory body with responsibility for regulating and licensing the private security industry in the State. I have been informed by the Authority that, following the completion of a public consultation process on the future licensing requirements for CCTV and Intruder Alarm monitoring centres in February, the board set 1 November 2014 as the date on which the licensing of CCTV monitoring centres will commence. My Department is consulting the Authority on the regulations required to implement this decision. I expect to be in a position to sign those regulations shortly.