Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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441. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the register of relevant organisations under the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Acts 2012-2016 is publicly available; if not, her plans to make it publicly available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22653/24]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda National Vetting Bureau (GNVB) is responsible for the management of the Garda vetting system under the general superintendence of the Garda Commissioner, under the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Acts 2012 -2016. As Minister for Justice, I have no role in the operation of the vetting system and am unable to intervene in individual applications.

Section 8 of the Act provides that the Chief Bureau Officer of the Vetting Bureau is responsible for the establishment and maintenance of a register of relevant organisations, as defined in the Act. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the register is not available publicly for operational reasons. The register is fluid and subject to constant change, and currently comprises over 27,000 Relevant Organisations who are registered for vetting services.

There are no plans to make the register publicly available as a result.