Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 31 March 2022
340. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the safeguarding measures being put in place to protect Ukrainian and other refugees being accommodated by families or in private settings. [17396/22]
View answerMy Department has met with members of the Garda National Vetting Bureau (GNVB) and the Irish Red Cross to set up the necessary procedures to enable a vetting process. This will involve the vetting of host families, i.e. hosts and their family members over 16 years of age, who have pledged their homes to be shared with Ukrainian families with children or with those considered vulnerable persons in accordance with National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Acts 2012/2016.
The Irish Red Cross will nominate a number of Vetting Liaison Officers to work with the GNVB. In addition, regular meetings will be held with my Department, An Garda Síochána and the Irish Red Cross to ensure that this important process takes place with maximum speed and with the protection of children and vulnerable persons at its core.
