Frequently Asked Questions
CLOYNE DIOCESAN SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN COMMITTEE
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
The first point of reference in your search for answers should be Safeguarding Children in the Diocese of Cloyne. This policy document is designed not only to provide procedures and guidance but to provide information as well. Copies of this document were distributed to every parish for every priest, for every parish safeguarding representative and a copy was provided for display in sacristies. It is available on this website and on the diocesan website www.cloynediocese.ie and it may be downloaded.
The questions and answers outlined to correspond with the Sections of the diocesan policy Safeguarding Children in the Diocese of Cloyne.
Q. 1 Do all new staff and volunteers have to fill in application forms? Click for answer
Q. 2 Is garda vetting a requirement for long serving Church personnel 20 – 50 years??? Click for answer
Q.3 Can you provide a list of who should be garda vetted? Click for answer_
Q.4 Must ministers of the Eucharist and Readers who are in the sacristy with children and who process out to the altar be garda vetted? Click for answer
Q. 5 Sometimes an altar server finds it difficult to tie the cincture on his/her vestments and asks me to tie it. Is it acceptable for me to help by tying the cincture for him/her? Click for answer
Q. 6 Where should contact details relating to children (particularly altar servers), be stored. Click for answer
Q. 7 What type of information should be on the contact details. Click for answer
Q. 8 Altar servers do not serve mass during weekdays. Should the register be signed when the servers are not there? Click for answer
Q. 9 Is it necessary to notify the bishop’s office if a non-incardinated priest takes up residence in the parish? Click for answer
Q. 10 Is it necessary to notify the bishop’s office if a priest (retired or otherwise) from another diocese takes up residence in the parish? Click for answer
Q. 11 A priest who is holidaying in the parish wishes to celebrate/con-celebrate mass. How will I deal with this request? Click for answer
Q 12 With regards to altar servers, is one child alone with a priest the only association that is forbidden? If there are two children present would that suffice or should there be two adults at all times with children? Click for answer
Q. 13 When I am making children aware of their right to be safe and giving them the confidence to speak out – what should I tell them? Click for answer
Q. 14. We don’t have altar servers in our parish. Do we still have to hold information meetings? Click for answer
Q. 15. Do all Church staff/volunteers have to attend at parish information meetings? Click for answer
Q 16 "What is the minimum age at which volunteers working with children in Church activity, should be vetted?
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Q.17 What are the responsibilities of the parish in instances where a parish hall or parish premises is leased, hired or borrowed by independent groups?Click for answer
