Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 21 November 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs

Governance Issues in Scouting Ireland: Discussion

9:30 am

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

I have another query on the cold case review. I assume that either Mr. Elliott or An Garda Síochána has been in contact with all of the living victims of child sex abuse. Ms Kelly mentioned the requirement of the organisation to have professionals to handle this so that, as Mr. Elliott outlined, the victims coming forward have confidence in the process due to his presence, because of his reputation and the fact that this matter is in the public domain. The additional supports that are required within the organisation must be addressed by the Minister. Indeed, the Minister has referred to seeking a meeting with Ms Kelly in short order. I would imagine, from an organisational perspective, that Dr. Lawlor will be aware of the numbers of staff we are talking about because it is clearly not only one individual. Given the size of the organisation, I do not imagine that would be sufficient. Would Dr. Lawlor like to put some meat on the bones of the particular requirement that Scouting Ireland may have in the future?

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