Luke Flanagan (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent)
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To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason, in the case of the Superintending of State Examinations, applicants for these posts, having to do with the care of children and other vulnerable young persons, are not being allowed to go through the direct Garda vetting system in order to conform to the Childrens Act 2012, but instead are being compelled to register, at quite a cost to themselves, with the Teaching Council of Ireland; his views on whether this requirement, called Condition 4 in the application form for Superintendents, is found to be costly and oppressive and discriminates against retired teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13370/13]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations including determining procedures in places where examinations are conducted including the supervision of examinations.