Thomas Pringle (Donegal South West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The Minister might not have been present for the question on the PULSE system and whether spent convictions would be removed from it. This matter relates to amendment No. 48 and interviews with the Garda. Amendment No. 49 highlights how it is possible to do this for certain employment when the Department sees fit to do so. The theme running through this legislation is the need to protect employers, insurance companies and, as we will see later, the Civil Service. It is possible to be selective when one wants to be and not to protect people who may have made mistakes previously. This is part of my reason for tabling the amendment.

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