The problems that are caused by Garda vetting delays to community organisations, sports clubs and childcare services, among others, have been well set out by Deputy Daly. People will agree that the most bizarre revelation has been that Garda vetting is actually affecting the gardaí themselves. The Minister confirmed to me today that some Garda recruits who were due to attest from Templemore next week will not be able to even start work, because, bizarrely, their Garda vetting has not been completed yet. That is crazy. The Minister said it is better to conduct the vetting in parallel to the training rather than delay someone starting. What happens if it turns out that somebody is going through training, having access to the Garda Training College and Garda stations and then ultimately fails the vetting process? I am told, for example, that a Garda trainee was actually sacked last week, just ten days before their graduation, because they failed vetting. I do not know how serious the issue was in that regard, but I ask the Minister of State to confirm whether that is true and whether he would agree it is very serious. More importantly, will he outline what the Government plans to do about it?

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Was someone sacked just ten days before graduation?

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