There was astonishment among serving and retired Garda members at the Taoiseach's comments on Garda vetting last week in response to a question I had asked. To put back on record what the Taoiseach said, he asked what vetting actually means and what it actually produces. He stated, "It is quite limited in what it actually does." I have been contacted by a number of serving Garda members who have been back in Templemore and are concerned about what is happening there. In light of the Taoiseach's comments last week, is this lack of full vetting of trainee gardaí going to continue? Is it now Government policy, across all Departments and State agencies, that there will be a laissez-faire approach to the full vetting of people before they gain employment in State agencies or Departments?

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