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Garda Vetting of Personnel

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 22 September 2011

Thursday, 22 September 2011

Ceisteanna (247)

Sean Fleming

Ceist:

247 Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm if all recent appointments of junior hospital doctors who in the course of their work will have substantial unsupervised access to children and or vulnerable adults received vetting from the Garda Central Vetting Unit and if this is not the case to outline the provisions to allow persons to be without Garda vetting in view of the fact that arrangements are in place with the Health Service Executive to expedite the processing of very urgent applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25440/11]

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The appointment, including arrangements for obtaining Garda Vetting, of junior hospital doctors in the Health Service Executive is a matter for the Executive. My officials have asked the HSE for the information sought by the Deputy and I have instructed them to forward it to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

All new employees of the HSE, at any grade, and not just those dealing with vulnerable clients, are subject to Garda Vetting. The Health Service Executive policy on Garda Vetting sets out its procedures. Paragraph 3.2 provides, where a candidate is urgently required to take up duty and the relevant forms have not been returned from the Garda Central Vetting Unit, that the candidate may be allowed to take up duty once the relevant Business Manager certifies in writing that the candidate will not have unsupervised access to children or vulnerable adults. This is on the basis that the candidate has signed relevant Declarations and sufficient reference/background checks have been received.

My officials will forward to the Deputy a copy of the Health Service Executive policy on Garda Vetting.

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