Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 26 September 2012
141. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if there is a ten to twelve week delay in Garda Vetting for participants in the TÚS Programme in view of the fact that there were previous assurances that there was a two week turnover for applicants for garda vetting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40910/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Deputy may wish to note that in order to observe equity and fairness in respect of all applicants for Garda vetting, the standard procedure is that all applications are processed in chronological order from their date of receipt. Accordingly, there is no specific protocol in place for the management of vetting applications pertaining to TÚS Programme participants. Any vetting process will take a certain minimum period of time to complete. Seasonal fluctuations and the necessity to seek additional information on particular applications can, however, result in this processing time being exceeded on occasion. The current processing time for vetting applications is eight weeks. I am acutely aware of the need to keep processing times to a minimum. An improvement in these processing times is expected in the near future.
