Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 May 2017
1452. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of extra funding allocated to an organisation (details supplied) to shorten the backlog of Garda vetting; when that extra funding was allocated; and the number of early years practitioners that have been cleared of their Garda vetting to date as a result of that extra funding. [20638/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Department of Children and Youth Affairs allocated extra funding of €9,650 to Barnardos to assist in clearing the Garda vetting backlog that had arisen owing to the introduction of e-vetting in April 2016. This extra funding enabled Barnardos to hire 1 extra full time staff member for 3 months from 7 December 2016 to 2 March 2017. At the conclusion of this period the backlog of 1,120 had been cleared.
