Seanad debates
Wednesday, 12 December 2012
National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed)
1:05 pm
Jillian van Turnhout (Independent) | Oireachtas source
I accept what the Minister said but my difficulty is that looking at the situation from the perspective of organisational resources, the onus is being put on the organisations to do what could be called double-reporting, but my concern is that we are not getting the arms of the State to ensure that they report to one another and that one would have the HSE reporting to the Garda Síochána or sharing information. The Bill places the burden on organisations. I understand about vetting, but if one has a voluntary youth work organisation the Bill places a big onus on it, for very good reason, but I wish to ensure that an organisation would not inadvertently fail to comply with the law because of the multiple reporting requirements.
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