Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 97: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the procedure for a contractor to apply for Garda clearance when they are working in a number of schools on an ongoing basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8555/10]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The Garda Central Vetting Unit (GCVU) provides employment vetting for a large number of organisations in Ireland registered with the Gardaí for this purpose and which employ persons in a full-time, part-time, voluntary or training capacity to work with children and/or vulnerable adults. All schools in this jurisdiction are registered within the established systems to receive Garda vetting services in respect of applicants for positions in schools, including contractors who, by virtue of their employment in such positions, may have substantial, unsupervised access to children and/or vulnerable adults.

The system in place is that a registered organisation sends applications in respect of applicants directly to the GCVU for processing. Such applications are made with the consent of the vetting subject. The results are then transmitted directly from the GCVU to the registered organisation. The employing body then makes its own decision in respect of the suitability of an applicant or contractor for the position in question.