Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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88. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to introduce a centralised Garda vetting system for community employment schemes similar to that operated by an organisation (details supplied) to address the additional cost this is imposing on community employment schemes. [25840/17]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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It is the responsibility of the Community Employment (CE) Sponsor to ensure that all CE participants working or training with children and/or vulnerable adults go through the Garda vetting process. Garda vetting of CE participants is primarily done through Volunteer Ireland.

The cost of Garda vetting can be recouped from the materials grant provided by my Department to CE Sponsors. I have no plans to introduce a centralised Garda vetting system for CE schemes.

I hope this clarifies the position for the Deputy.