Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

The Child Care (Amendment) Bill is for this session. The legislation for a register of persons who are considered unsafe to work with children will concentrate on developing procedures for vetting convictions through the vetting unit. The development of such a register gives rise to a range of legal, policy and practical implementation issues. The Department of Education and Science and the Department of Health and Children are in discussions on dealing with that issue. The Minister of State, Deputy Brian Lenihan, is handling it.

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