Air travel sector agrees temporary solution with gardaí over staff security checks
New law demands enhanced background checks on new recruits and around 40,000 existing airline and airport workers
Defence Forces to set up tents for refugees fleeing Ukraine
Facility in Co Meath to be used on temporary basis in case alternatives not available
Gardaí do not believe vetting required for people offering homes to fleeing Ukrainians
Unaccompanied children likely to fall under remit of Tusla rather than be taken in by public
Airlines fear delays in security vetting could hit summer flights
Aer Lingus says plans to hire 500 staff for summer season depend on Garda clerance
Gardaí say ‘indicative turn-around times’ on vetting not possible
Airlines fear extra background checks on workers could slow recruitment process
Teacher challenges Garda move to disclose sexual impropriety allegations
Vetting bureau sending details to Teaching Council on denied claims in which no prosecution directed
Legislation for investigations into child sex abuse ‘unfit for purpose’
Tusla at risk of conducting ‘ineffective investigations’, warns Government rapporteur
Covid-19: Public sector workers at home may be asked to foster children
‘No additional capacity’ in existing foster care pool during pandemic, briefing documents say
Big drop in Garda use of Covid-19 powers despite bank holiday weekend
Most suspects not arrested but had name and contact details taken by officers
Covid-19: Large spike in use of spit hoods by gardaí in past week
Enforcement proceedings related to coronavirus laws brought against 192 individuals
Garda vetting decision prompts organisations to seek legal advice
Department of Culture bodies say interpretation at odds with child-protection policies
Gardaí to ensure vulnerable protected with vetting checks
The number of vetting applications received by an Garda has risen significantly in recent years
School teacher takes legal action against Teaching Council of Ireland
Teacher seeks to stop the TCI from notifying the Garda’s National Vetting Bureau about an investigation into him
GAA defends record on child protection measures
Organisation has vetted 135,000 people since 2008, says national children’s officer
Unflagged vetting due for employers of those in contact with children
Move follows end-year deadline when all in such a position must have completed vetting
Putting my contented mother in a home was ‘the hardest thing’
‘She said: Why? I am totally fine.’ This daughter's dilemma is shared by many
Garda calls for take-up of electronic vetting system
Most of those applying for vetting via the new system are processed within five days
Hundreds of special needs posts still to be filled due to vetting backlog
Some 34,000 teachers recruited prior to 2006 also face Garda checks for the first time
European court ruling triggered change in vetting law
New laws allow for a type of ‘right to be forgotten’ rule in relation to old convictions
Online system to cut Garda vetting time to five days
New setup to ‘render’ applications to work with vulnerable without taking final decision
Over 34,000 teachers to be vetted by gardaí
Educators face checks for the first time due to new child protection legislation
Long-awaited Children First Bill welcomed
Groups express concern over lack of sanctions for those who fail to comply with legislation
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