Seanad debates

Wednesday, 12 December 2012

National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed)

 

1:05 pm

Photo of Jillian van TurnhoutJillian van Turnhout (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I have a comment on section 19, which partly speaks to what Senator Ó Clochartaigh has proposed. My background, as the Minister is aware, is in youth work organisations. I am confused as to whether an organisation must report to the HSE, the Garda Síochána and the bureau. Why can the authorities not speak to one another? Why is the onus put on organisations to do all of the reporting? My background is in the Irish Girl Guides. If a concern is reported to the HSE, for example, and it follows all the Children First guidelines, will it then not be following protocol in that it has not reported the concern to the bureau or the Garda Síochána? I found the section confusing.

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