Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

What was the duration of the recent recruitment campaign? I am assuming, from the way in which the Minister referred to it, that it has come to an end, but it is not clear when it was launched.

Is a common methodology employed in the various local areas which operate the recruitment effort or what degree of commonality is there among them? Is it possible to establish out of the recent campaign whether there is a best practice among the varieties of approaches that might be employed? I am interested to hear more of the Minister's thoughts in terms of having recruitment organised on a State-wide basis rather than the local area approach.

Are the delays in obtaining Garda vetting a factor in the ordinate delays in processing applicant foster families and progressing their applications?

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