Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 9 May 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs

Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland

4:10 pm

Photo of Alan FarrellAlan Farrell (Dublin Fingal, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I appreciate this is entirely related to the fact we more or less demanded that the witnesses attend, and we very much appreciate that, but it occurred to me that there is no one here who can speak on behalf of the board, that is, there is no officeholder of the board here. Mr. McCann is on the board but I do not believe he holds a position of responsibility. This lends itself to the next point I want to make. The following concern is not gamesmanship but is a legitimate parental concern that has been brought to me. There are 2,500 scouters in my constituency and there is a fantastic facility only 250 m from my home to which my son was introduced on Sunday and with which he is delighted. I am not sure if it is in the public domain or if it has been said by the board but as far as I am aware, the board has not said sorry, that this should not have happened under its watch and that it is its responsibility never mind to the general public but to the volunteers.

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