Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 304: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the way a voluntary group (details supplied) catering for 500 children can ensure that their volunteers are Garda vetted. [25077/10]

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 which are 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.

The strategic expansion of the Garda vetting service is taking place by way of a phased roll-out to an increasing number of organisations in the child and vulnerable adult care sectors. This target group is the clear policy priority. Phasing the expansion of vetting is necessary to prevent an unmanageable surge in vetting application numbers. This expansion will continue on a phased basis until vetting is provided for all personnel working in a full-time, part-time and/or voluntary capacity with children and/or vulnerable adults.

In this context, any organisation seeking the services of the GCVU should contact it with a view to registering with it.