Mr. Tomás Ó Maoldomhnaigh:

In regard to the question Senator Warfield posed on the designated liaison person, that is the person appointed by all our branches to liaise with the personnel and members of the branch and with other agencies such as Tusla and An Garda Síochána, if the need ever arises to liaise with them, if they have a concern about child protection issues or about vulnerable adults.

In regard to the personnel employed to deliver services in Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann, such as supervision or teaching, we have in place our national vetting, and since 2011 something in the region of 9,000 people have been vetted. Many of them have been revetted on a three-year cycle. We have a structure in place to make sure the people employed to deliver services, such as teachers, have to go through that vetting, and we work very closely with the national vetting bureau on that.

Our child protection policy documents are available to view online and branches are recommended to have their own child protection policy document. They also do risk assessments in relation to child protection and vulnerable adults-----