Security needed at public buildings in Tipperary following anti-social behaviour
County council has a duty of care to its employees and members of the public, meeting is told
Incidents of anti-social behaviour at Clonmel library and at the Motor Tax office at the Town Hall in Parnell Street, Clonmel have led to security guards being deployed at both buildings.
District Manager Jonathan Cooney has stated that, as an organisation, Tipperary County Council had a duty of care to its employees and the members of the public.
He told a meeting of Clonmel Borough District that the gardaí had been informed about the incidents that had happened.
He said that there had been a review of the situation at both buildings and there could be a change in this policy in the coming weeks.
Cllr John FitzGerald asked if other staff could be deployed to do that job, rather than incurring the expense of hiring security guards.
He said he wasn’t making light of the incidents that had happened, and the staff had to be protected. However, he wondered how much this was costing the Borough District.
Every bank and pub had to deal with unsavoury characters, said Cllr FitzGerald.