Many Caherciveen direct provision staff not Gardaí vetted; Minister's statements - fact or fiction?

Resident at the Skellig Star Direct Provision Centre in Cahersiveen Co Kerry show their appreciation and support with Cahersiveen Residents. Picture: Alan Landers.

More than half of the staff at the controversial direct provision centre in Caherciveen, Co Kerry, had not been Garda vetted by May 7, almost two months after the residents moved in, the Irish Examiner has learned.