Written answers

Tuesday, 26 April 2016

Department of Justice and Equality

Garda Vetting Applications

Photo of Michael Healy-RaeMichael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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197. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when an application for Garda vetting will be finalised for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8133/16]

Photo of Frances FitzgeraldFrances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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The Garda Central Vetting Unit (GCVU) provides employment vetting to organisations registered with the Gardaí 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.

I am informed by the Garda authorities that requests for vetting in respect of social housing, such as in the case which the Deputy raises, are outside the remit of the Garda Central Vetting Unit. In accordance with Section 15 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1997, these requests are processed by the Superintendent in Charge of the District in which the subject of the request resides. I have sought further information from the Garda Authorities in respect of the case to which the Deputy refers and I will communicate further with him when that information is to hand.

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