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Garda Vetting of Personnel

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 February 2015

Tuesday, 17 February 2015

Ceisteanna (309)

Thomas P. Broughan

Ceist:

309. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the average waiting time for Garda clearance, or the vetting process, to be carried out; the way this time period compares with similar waiting times in 2013 and 2014. [6856/15]

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I am informed by the Garda authorities that the average processing time for vetting applications since February 2014 is approximately 4 weeks from date of receipt. This compares to an average of 9 weeks to process cases in 2013.

In the interest of fairness, Garda vetting applications are processed in chronological order based on the date of receipt in the Garda Central Vetting Unit and all organisations registered for Garda vetting are aware of the processing time-frames and have been advised to factor this into their recruitment and selection process. However, seasonal fluctuations and the necessity to seek additional information on particular applications can result in this processing time being exceeded on occasion.

Last year the Garda Central Vetting Unit processed over 318,000 applications. The majority of these applications were dealt with within the average four week processing time referred to above.

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