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12/02/2013
Sanction Obtained For Redeployment Of Staff To Garda Vetting Unit
Minister Alan Shatter has announced that sanction has been obtained for the redeployment of 25 additional staff to the Garda Central Vetting Unit.
The Unit, which is responsible, under legislation, for processing vetting applications on behalf of approximately 20,000 organisations registered with it, processed some 350,000 applications in 2012.
Minister Shatter said: "Following discussions with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, I am delighted that sanction has been granted for an additional 25 staff to be re-deployed from the Department of Agriculture to the Garda Central Vetting Unit. The Unit, which will become The National Vetting Bureau following commencement of Section 28 of the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act, will have a substantially expanded role under new legislation. It is very important to ensure adequate staffing to meet these new demands."
The additional 25 staff will be located in the Department of Justice offices in Tipperary town which also house the Citizenship Section of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service.
The timely processing of vetting applications is of crucial importance to organisations and individuals throughout all sectors of our society. Processing times are currently running at 8 to 10 weeks.
(CD/GK)
The Unit, which is responsible, under legislation, for processing vetting applications on behalf of approximately 20,000 organisations registered with it, processed some 350,000 applications in 2012.
Minister Shatter said: "Following discussions with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, I am delighted that sanction has been granted for an additional 25 staff to be re-deployed from the Department of Agriculture to the Garda Central Vetting Unit. The Unit, which will become The National Vetting Bureau following commencement of Section 28 of the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act, will have a substantially expanded role under new legislation. It is very important to ensure adequate staffing to meet these new demands."
The additional 25 staff will be located in the Department of Justice offices in Tipperary town which also house the Citizenship Section of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service.
The timely processing of vetting applications is of crucial importance to organisations and individuals throughout all sectors of our society. Processing times are currently running at 8 to 10 weeks.
(CD/GK)
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