Catherine Murphy
Question:224. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons with two or more Garda vetting requests being processed in parallel. [8619/24]
View answerThursday, 22 February 2024
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The Deputy will be aware that the primary purpose of the employment vetting carried out by the National Vetting Bureau is to ensure the safety of children and vulnerable adults. I am sure the Deputy will appreciate the importance of this task and the need for it to be carried out thoroughly and correctly.
Vetting is carried out by An Garda Síochána in accordance with the provisions of the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Acts 2012-2016. As Minister, I have no role in the management of the vetting system or individual vetting applications.
I have contacted the Garda authorities to be of assistance and have been advised by GNVB that it is not possible to provide statistical information in respect of the number of persons with two or more vetting applications processed in parallel.
Each vetting application is processed on a case-by-case basis having regard to the role applied for. While the record of previous applications is maintained, it is not possible to ascertain the number of persons would have been the subject of more than one vetting process or the number of persons who have applied for different roles that require vetting at the same time.