Up to 1,000 teachers not vetted by gardaí

CHILDREN could be at risk of abuse because up to 1,000 untrained teacher stand-ins are not being vetted properly, Fine Gael last night warned.

The party’s education spokesperson Brian Hayes expressed alarm that a loophole in the law means some 1,000 unqualified substitute teachers receive inadequate background checks.

Mr Hayes branded the vetting system “haphazard and risky”.