▁Category : Wh art on ▁School ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁al umn i <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Dublin ▁Har bour ▁Police ▁is ▁a ▁small , ▁special ised ▁police ▁force ▁in ▁Dublin ▁Port , ▁Ireland ▁operating ▁under ▁the ▁juris diction ▁of ▁the ▁Dublin ▁Port ▁Company . ▁ ▁The ▁force ▁has ▁the ▁power ▁of ▁arrest ▁under ▁Section ▁ 5 9 ▁of ▁the ▁Har b ours ▁Act ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁, ▁to ▁arrest ▁persons ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁off ences ▁under ▁the ▁Act , ▁although ▁they ▁are ▁then ▁required ▁to ▁hand ▁them ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁Gard a ▁S í och á na . ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁passage ▁of ▁the ▁Act , ▁the ▁Har bour ▁Police ▁were ▁under ▁the ▁employ ▁of ▁the ▁Dublin ▁Port ▁and ▁D ock s ▁Board ▁and ▁were ▁sw orn ▁as ▁const ables ▁under ▁the ▁Har bour , ▁D ock s ▁& ▁P iers ▁Cla uses ▁Act ▁ 1 8 4 7 . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁because ▁Dublin ▁Port ▁Company ▁was ▁unw illing ▁or ▁unable ▁to ▁pay ▁the ▁w ages ▁of ▁officers , ▁the ▁vast ▁majority ▁( at ▁least ▁ 2 0 ) ▁officers ▁were ▁made ▁redundant ▁( after ▁a ▁volunt ary ▁arrangement ▁of ▁over ▁ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁euro ▁paid ▁to ▁each ▁officer ) ▁Access ▁control ▁will ▁be ▁undert aken ▁by ▁contract ed ▁private ▁security ▁companies , ▁however ▁at ▁least ▁three ▁officers ▁are ▁leg ally ▁obliged ▁to ▁remain ▁at ▁the ▁port ▁to ▁en force ▁by e - la ws . ▁ ▁See ▁also