John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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410. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has not received their Garda clearance; the reason for the delay in processing this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32936/13]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I am informed by the Garda authorities that a vetting application on behalf of the individual referred to by the Deputy was received by the Garda Central Vetting Unit (GCVU) on 11 April 2013. The application is currently being processed and once completed will be returned to the registered authority.

I am informed by the Garda authorities that the processing of vetting applications may fluctuate for seasonal reasons and that the necessity to seek additional information on particular applications can result in this processing time being exceeded on occasion. All organisations registered for Garda Vetting are aware of the processing time-frames for the receipt of Garda vetting and have been advised to factor this into their recruitment and selection process.