Garda vetting applications reach record levels in 2010
Waiting times stand at 10 weeks at the Garda National Vetting Unit (GNVU), based in Templemore in Co Tipperary, while 91 staff are engaged in processing the growing number of applications.
The figures show that last year the GNVU received 291,938 applications — an increase of approximately 45,000 compared to the figure for 2009.
