National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012

Any work or activity as a minister or priest or any other person engaged in the advancement of F24[any religious beliefs to children unless such work or activity is merely incidental to the advancement of religious beliefs to persons who are not children].

Work as a driver of a public service vehicle which is being used only for the purpose of conveying children.

The provision by a person, whether or not for commercial or other consideration, of accommodation for a child in his or her own home.

Any research work or activities (howsoever described) carried out in a university, institute of technology or other establishment at which third level education is provided where a necessary and regular part of the research work or activity involves contact with or access to children.

Any application by a person to carry on or manage a designated centre within the meaning of section 2 of the Health Act 2007.

Any application by a person for a declaration of eligibility and suitability within the meaning of section 3 of the Adoption Act 2010.

Any assessment of a person’s suitability to act as a foster carer by or under section 39 of the Child Care Act 1991.

Any assessment by or under section 41 of the Child Care Act 1991 of a person’s suitability to act as a carer of a child in respect of whom he or she is a relative.

Any work or activity which is carried on by a person, a necessary and regular part of which requires the person to have access to, or contact with, children pursuant to the following enactments:

Any work or activity which is carried out by a person, a necessary and regular part of which consists mainly of the person having access to, or contact with, vulnerable persons in—

Any work or activity which consists of treatment, therapy or counselling provided to a vulnerable person by a person in the course of that work or activity.

Any work or activity which consists of the care (including the provision of health and personal social services and essential domestic services) of vulnerable persons unless the care is merely incidental to the care of persons who are not vulnerable persons.

Any work or activity which consists of the provision of educational, training, cultural, recreational, leisure, social or physical activities (whether or not for commercial or any other consideration) to vulnerable persons unless the provision of educational, training, cultural, recreational, leisure, social or physical activities is merely incidental to the provision of educational, training, cultural, recreational, leisure, social or physical activities to persons who are not vulnerable persons.

Any work or activity which consists of the provision of advice, guidance or developmental services (including by means of electronic interactive communications) to vulnerable persons unless the provision of the advice, guidance or developmental service is merely incidental to the provision of those services to persons who are not vulnerable persons.

Work as a driver of a public service vehicle which is being used only for the purpose of conveying vulnerable persons.

Any work or activity as a minister or priest or any other person engaged in the advancement of F27[any religious beliefs to vulnerable persons unless such work or activity is merely incidental to the advancement of religious beliefs to persons who are not vulnerable persons].

The provision by a person, whether or not for commercial or other consideration, of accommodation for a vulnerable person in his or her own home.

Any research work or activities (howsoever described) carried out in a university, institute of technology or other establishment at which third level education is provided where a necessary and regular part of the research work or activity involves contact with or access to vulnerable persons.

Any assessment of a person’s suitability to act as a care representative under section 21 of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme Act 2009.

Any application by a person to carry on or manage a designated centre both within the meaning of section 2 of the Health Act 2007.

Any work or activity which is carried on by a person, a necessary and regular part of which requires the person to have access to, or contact with, vulnerable persons pursuant to the following enactments:

The Health Service Executive.

The Teaching Council.

The Medical Council.

The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland.

The Dental Council.

The Health and Social Care Professionals Council.

The Mental Health Commission.

The Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland.

The Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council.

The Health Information and Quality Authority.

The National Transport Authority.

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An offence under the Non-Fatal Offences against the Person Act 1997.

An offence under section 246 of the Children Act 2001 (cruelty to children).

An offence under section 176 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 (reckless endangerment of children).

An offence under section 80 of the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005.

An offence under section 41 of the Medical Practitioners Act 2007.

An offence under section 44 of the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011.

An offence under section 49 of the Nurses Act 1985.

Any offence under the following provisions of the Dentists Act 1985:

An offence under section 32 of the Pharmacy Act 2007.

An offence under section 56 of the Teaching Council Act 2001.

An offence under the Firearms Act 1925.

An offence under the Firearms Act 1964.

An offence under the Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990.

An offence under section 31 or 32 of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 1988.

An offence under the Misuse of Drugs Acts 1977 to 2015, other than a first offence under section 3 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977.

An offence under section 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 F34, [18A] or 19 of the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994.]