Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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1699. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of Garda vetting requests in 2016 that were processed by organisations (details supplied) funded by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1413/17]

Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent)
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Two organisations are funded by this Department to process vetting applications on behalf of the early years sector. These organisations are Early Childhood Ireland (ECI) and Barnardos.

In 2016 ECI processed 21,438 applications and Barnardos processed 5,895 applications.