Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 11 December 2014
143. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide details of correspondence between his Department and the Departments of Education and Skills and Health on the number of people working with children and employed by those Departments who have yet to be Garda vetted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47575/14]
View answerI am not aware of any specific correspondence referred to by the Deputy between my Department and the Departments of Health, Justice and Equality, and Education and Skills. The Children First Inter-departmental Implementation Group is chaired by my Department and the Departments named above are all represented on this group. While there are regular updates at these meetings in relation to the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012, the specific responsibility for the commencement and implementation of the 2012 Act falls under the remit of the Department of Justice and Equality. All Departments on the group have published Children First Sectoral Implementation Plans which are publically available on each Department's website.
