Comments on: The Private Security Authority http://ambrand.com/2006/06/30/the-private-security-authority/ The musings of a team of 20 something friends in Cork, Ireland Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:45:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: psainjustice http://ambrand.com/2006/06/30/the-private-security-authority/#comment-12977 psainjustice Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:39:44 +0000 http://ambrand.com/2006/06/30/the-private-security-authority/#comment-12977 <p>www.injusticeireland.freehosting.net</p> <p>Says it all....</p> www.injusticeireland.freehosting.net

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]]> By: The Office of Tobacco Control at Ambrand Dot Com http://ambrand.com/2006/06/30/the-private-security-authority/#comment-12969 The Office of Tobacco Control at Ambrand Dot Com Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:35:59 +0000 http://ambrand.com/2006/06/30/the-private-security-authority/#comment-12969 [...] Bear in mind the retailer is already busy going about his daily business - ordering tobacco as required - and now he will be required to pay a fee for something he never asked and doesn’t want. [...] […] Bear in mind the retailer is already busy going about his daily business - ordering tobacco as required - and now he will be required to pay a fee for something he never asked and doesn’t want. […]

]]> By: joe http://ambrand.com/2006/06/30/the-private-security-authority/#comment-12871 joe Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:28:05 +0000 http://ambrand.com/2006/06/30/the-private-security-authority/#comment-12871 i am involved in the security industry in ireland, i run a small alarm installation buisness, yes your right, there is too much regulation in irish life, its almost funny, only its tragic. the private security authority is a pension plan for government employees, when it was set up it drew its staff mainly from other government departments, i agree with regulation of the security buisness, but if they want to regulate me, let them pay for it themselves, all this is just a revenue generating game, nothing else, and they do not put unlicenced companys out of buisnesss, well..sometimes they do, it all depends on who you are. these authoritys are not set up for the good of the industry, but to get rid of the smaller companys such as myself, and before anyone decides to lash out at my comments, just go through the horse shit that i have to put up with and then you are fit to comment! have a nice day i am involved in the security industry in ireland, i run a small alarm installation buisness, yes your right, there is too much regulation in irish life, its almost funny, only its tragic. the private security authority is a pension plan for government employees, when it was set up it drew its staff mainly from other government departments, i agree with regulation of the security buisness, but if they want to regulate me, let them pay for it themselves, all this is just a revenue generating game, nothing else, and they do not put unlicenced companys out of buisnesss, well..sometimes they do, it all depends on who you are. these authoritys are not set up for the good of the industry, but to get rid of the smaller companys such as myself, and before anyone decides to lash out at my comments, just go through the horse shit that i have to put up with and then you are fit to comment! have a nice day

]]> By: Online video is not just a toy at Ambrand Dot Com http://ambrand.com/2006/06/30/the-private-security-authority/#comment-9676 Online video is not just a toy at Ambrand Dot Com Wed, 11 Apr 2007 11:09:35 +0000 http://ambrand.com/2006/06/30/the-private-security-authority/#comment-9676 [...] It seems that political parties and other large organisations are coming to the realisation (thanks in large to YouTube) that online video is not just a toy. This is a copy of the earlier realisation that a website was not just a vehicle for advertising a phone number. The Data Protection Commissioner in Ireland has produced a 17 minute guidance video. As a wealthy businessman I thought I should watch it to see if I need to register with another official body and waste some more money, but for some unknown reason the online mov version is only 60 seconds long. Perhaps they wish to make a profit from sales of the DVD version? No that is free, so I must conclude the real reason is they want the names and addresses of those viewing the video, so they can cross-check their details against the register and pursue those who are not registered, or perhaps they just consider online videos to be a toy? [...] […] It seems that political parties and other large organisations are coming to the realisation (thanks in large to YouTube) that online video is not just a toy. This is a copy of the earlier realisation that a website was not just a vehicle for advertising a phone number. The Data Protection Commissioner in Ireland has produced a 17 minute guidance video. As a wealthy businessman I thought I should watch it to see if I need to register with another official body and waste some more money, but for some unknown reason the online mov version is only 60 seconds long. Perhaps they wish to make a profit from sales of the DVD version? No that is free, so I must conclude the real reason is they want the names and addresses of those viewing the video, so they can cross-check their details against the register and pursue those who are not registered, or perhaps they just consider online videos to be a toy? […]

]]> By: Ireland is slowly becoming a Police State at Ambrand Dot Com http://ambrand.com/2006/06/30/the-private-security-authority/#comment-5054 Ireland is slowly becoming a Police State at Ambrand Dot Com Wed, 14 Feb 2007 23:55:05 +0000 http://ambrand.com/2006/06/30/the-private-security-authority/#comment-5054 [...] I previously wrote about The Private Security Authority and how it acts as an agent of the Revenue Commissioners in ensuring tax compliance of sections of the populace by requiring a Tax Clearance Certificate from its clients. Well today my attention was drawn to the activities of another resonably new body (est 2001)called the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE). This morning, Tuesday 13th February 2007, a shocking word appeared on the news page of their website, the word… was “Extension”. When used in an official context this word is almost always shocking, it is used to slip in a rule that the populace do not like and play down its importance as a mere “extension” of an already existing rule. I am of course envoking Godwin’s Law here. But can we blame the ODCE they say they are merely implementing “SI No. 49 of 2007 EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (COMPANIES) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2007″, which is a mere implementation of “EU Directive 2003/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2003″, the ODCE are merely following orders. In the short term the new requirements are wonderful for webmasters who can make a fast buck editing their clients, and former clients sites, but in the longer term these requirements are worrying, they are but the latest example of the increasing red tape clogging life in Ireland. [...] […] I previously wrote about The Private Security Authority and how it acts as an agent of the Revenue Commissioners in ensuring tax compliance of sections of the populace by requiring a Tax Clearance Certificate from its clients. Well today my attention was drawn to the activities of another resonably new body (est 2001)called the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE). This morning, Tuesday 13th February 2007, a shocking word appeared on the news page of their website, the word… was “Extension”. When used in an official context this word is almost always shocking, it is used to slip in a rule that the populace do not like and play down its importance as a mere “extension” of an already existing rule. I am of course envoking Godwin’s Law here. But can we blame the ODCE they say they are merely implementing “SI No. 49 of 2007 EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (COMPANIES) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2007″, which is a mere implementation of “EU Directive 2003/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2003″, the ODCE are merely following orders. In the short term the new requirements are wonderful for webmasters who can make a fast buck editing their clients, and former clients sites, but in the longer term these requirements are worrying, they are but the latest example of the increasing red tape clogging life in Ireland. […]

]]> By: Des http://ambrand.com/2006/06/30/the-private-security-authority/#comment-1195 Des Fri, 04 Aug 2006 20:29:51 +0000 http://ambrand.com/2006/06/30/the-private-security-authority/#comment-1195 Requiring a Tax Clearance Cert is a good idea. It will scare off the dodgy fly-by-night companies. Requiring a Tax Clearance Cert is a good idea. It will scare off the dodgy fly-by-night companies.

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