Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 July 2016
80. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in issuing a Garda vetting clearance to a person (details supplied), given the fact that the person is currently waiting to be recruited as a member of An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19069/16]
View answerAs the Deputy will be aware, I sought further information from him with regard to the person to whom he refers in order for the Garda authorities to be in a position to pursue his query. I am currently awaiting a Garda report on the status of the vetting application and I will contact the Deputy directly when the report is to hand. The Deputy should note that while the current average processing time for vetting applications is four weeks, in some individual cases additional enquiries may be necessary and this may result in processing times in excess of the average.
