Dan Neville (Limerick, Fine Gael)
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235. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the attached (details supplied) regarding Garda vetting. [28966/13]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The Department of Social Protection is committed to the protection and welfare of children and vulnerable adults. The types of occupations which require Garda vetting include those working both directly, with vulnerable people such as Childcare, Care of the Elderly or for People with Disabilities; and indirectly, where access is possible through the place of work, for example caretaking in community halls, sports coaching, bus driving, grounds-keeping etc. The policy of the DSP has always been that anyone who will come into regular contact with children or vulnerable adults through their work will be Garda vetted and is based on best international practice.