Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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540. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a Garda vetting application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54966/17]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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The vetting application in the case to which the Deputy refers in her question relates to a person who is currently in an ongoing process for recruitment to An Garda Síochána. As I have advised the Deputy, in such cases An Garda Síochána as the recruiting authority can liaise directly with applicants in respect of the progress of the recruitment process.

The Deputy will be aware also that in respect of recruitment to An Garda Síochána, given the nature of the employment, checks secondary to vetting are also required to be carried out and these can take some time to be completed.