Pa Daly (Kerry, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for the reply. I spoke to a person last year who told me she had to be Garda vetted five times, not only because of her involvement with sporting organisations but also as she moved job within the same organisation. She still had to be Garda vetted because she was moving to a different department. While we have to strike a balance in protecting vulnerable people and children, there is also an obligation to make the process as unbureaucratic and unburdensome as possible so that volunteers are not turned away. Sinn Féin moved a Bill last year that is to go to Second Stage in two weeks' time. It sets out to provide a register of general consents. Under this Bill, people opening themselves up to Garda vetting could give a generalised consent allowing any organisation that requires Garda vetting to access that system, meaning the people in question would not have to complete the forms again. Is the Minister's review group giving that consideration?

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