Private security patrolling Dublin would not have additional capacity to arrest people
The Irish Times · Sarah Burns, Vivienne Clarke ·
City council reviewing security measures in place on public transport and safety warden schemes in other jurisdictions
Proposed safety wardens would not have additional statutory powers to arrest, search or demand identification from people or to issue fines or enforce local authority bylaws, Dublin City Council has said.
The council released a statement on Wednesday after The Irish Times reported on plans being advanced to hire private security operatives to patrol the city centre following discussions between business representatives and Robert Watt’s new city regeneration authority.
Watt, the former Department of Health secretary general, has been appointed to lead the Dublin City Development Company, which is tasked with regenerating O’Connell Street and the surrounding area.
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