Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 21 Oct 2003

Vol. 572 No. 6

Written Answers. - Garda Vetting Procedures.

Olwyn Enright

Ceist:

355 Ms Enright asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the Departments which are represented on a working group, established by his Department, to examine Garda vetting of people who have significant unsupervised access to children and vulnerable adults; the full membership of the working group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24232/03]

Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr. McDowell)

The working group established to examine, inter alia, the extension of the services of the Garda central vetting unit currently comprises representatives of the Garda Síochána, my Department, the Office of the Attorney General and the Departments of Health and Children and Education and Science.