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| Dublin Harbour Police | |
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| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1847 |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Ireland |
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TheDublin Harbour Police is a small, specialised police force inDublin Port,Ireland operating under the jurisdiction of the Dublin Port Company. They police an area of approximately one thousand acres.[1]
The force has the power of arrest under Section 59 of theHarbours Act 1996[1], to arrest persons in connection with offences under the Act, although they are then required to hand them over to theGarda Síochána. Prior to the passage of the Act, the Harbour Police were under the employ of the Dublin Port and Docks Board and were sworn asconstables under theHarbour, Docks & Piers Clauses Act 1847.
In 2008, because Dublin Port Company was unwilling or unable to pay the wages of officers, the vast majority (at least 20) officers were made redundant (after a voluntary arrangement of over 200,000 euro paid to each officer) Access control will be undertaken by contractedprivate security companies, however at least three officers are legally obliged to remain at the port to enforce bye-laws.[citation needed]
A new garda station was with accommodation was opened for the Garda Immigration Unit in 2023. Minister for JusticeHelen McEntee opened the building on the 10th of November.[2]
