Hi! My friend works as a teacher. Last weekend, Gardai came to her door with a search warrant saying to herself and her husband that they had a tip off that her teenage son - 17 - had drugs hidden in the house. They searched and did find 14k of drugs. My friend was shocked. Apparently their son was given 100 euros to stash it for a few days. Their son has been wayward in the past, and they have invested a lot of time trying to keep him on straight and narrow - they thought he had been improving. My friend is worried where this will go for their son - but is of the view that he has to accept responsibility for his choices, however bad. However, she is due to have a Garda check for a new job for Sept and is wondering will it come up that her house has been raided - as she will be giving her address - and then she won't get Garda clearance. If any one can advise on this it would be great.
Thanks Mrs. Vimes. Their son already saw a criminal lawyer - that's in hand, but my friend does not know how raiding the house for drugs and finding them in their son's bedroom - in the mattress - will affect her career as she needs Garda clearance for her new job. Their son was arrested and a file sent to DPP, my friend wasn't arrested. It appears as it's quite a substantial amount he will be unlikely to get JLO, but will be sent to Oberstown or some where similar.
When a prospective worker is vetted by the National Vetting Bureau, their criminal record (if any) is disclosed to the authorised liaison person in the registered organisation – see ‘How to apply’ below. A vetting disclosure will include details of all convictions and pending prosecutions and a statement of specified information* (if any) or a statement that there is no criminal record or specified information relating to the person being vetted.