Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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189. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he has satisfied himself that there are adequate vetting procedures in place for recruitment to the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43253/17]

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Security vetting, which is a matter for the military authorities, has a number of layers and is conducted in conjunction with an Garda Síochána. The process has changed and modernised in recent years and is kept under ongoing review. The Military Authorities have kept me appraised of any changes in procedure and have confirmed to me that the security vetting procedures in place are both necessary and appropriate.

For operational security reasons it would be inappropriate to set out or discuss the detailed processes.