Tony McLoughlin (Sligo-North Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 360: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to set up a single child vetting body in which a single card would be issued to cover all activities, including educational, sporting, youth club activities and community programmes involving children; and if this card would be valid for a fixed period, similar to a driving licence. [29710/11]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The Garda Central Vetting Unit (GCVU) provides employment vetting for a large number of organisations registered with the Garda for this purpose and which employ persons in a full-time, part-time, voluntary or training capacity to positions where they would have substantial, unsupervised access to children and/or vulnerable adults. On 27 July, I published the Scheme of a National Vetting Bureau Bill. The Bill will provide a statutory basis underpinning vetting procedures for persons to work with children and vulnerable adults. It will also provide that all vetting will be conducted by a single agency - The National Vetting Bureau. The Bureau a will take over the work of the GCVU. The Bill will be published in accordance with the Government's Legislative programme.