A Longford councillor is calling for a major overhaul of the Garda Vetting system.
The issue came before yesterday's meeting of Longford County Council.
Anyone who works or volunteers with children is required to be Garda vetted to check if they have a criminal record.
Local councillor Paul Ross argued in his motion at yesterday's council meeting that a "one for all" online vetting system should be introduced to replace the current one
He says that the current system of vetting is outdated and is an administrative burden for many local organisations.
"If I'm on 2 or 3 different committees and we vet them all at the one time, in 3 years time, I have to go through the whole process again. It's an antiquated system. In my opinion there should be a live online system where some organisation can log in with my details and they can see that I'm Garda vetted, or I can print off my Garda vetting form. I'm just saying that anyone who is involved in multiple different community groups has to be Garda vetted multiple times and it's waste of time and a waste of money".
