Pat Carey (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 239: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the procedure for providing Garda clearance for staff who work in day nurseries which are linked with health boards; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that managers of these nurseries have been told they will have to process requests for clearance through health boards and cannot do so directly with the Garda authorities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4964/05]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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Garda clearance arrangements apply in respect of candidates for paid employment in the health services where they would have access to children and vulnerable individuals. This includes services in respect of children and vulnerable adults provided by external agencies but funded by the Health Service Executive.

Under procedures agreed in 1994 and 1995, Garda clearance requests for agencies funded by the Health Service Executive are processed through the relevant HSE area. This procedure conforms with a 2004 recommendation of the working group on Garda vetting on which my Department was represented.