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

I repeat what Mr. Gibson said about the interactions between Scouting Ireland and Tusla and attempts to improve the voluntary organisation. He has said that we are in a good place and there is evidence that, given Tusla's engagement with Scouting Ireland in the past couple of weeks, that is accurate. We await what Scouting Ireland has to state.

Are there implications for other organisations of similar size across the State such as the GAA, as mentioned, soccer clubs or any other sports organisation or comparable voluntary organisation? Mr. Smyth has said Scouting Ireland is and has been under intense scrutiny since the beginning of 2018. Other members of the committee can speak for themselves, but I have found Scouting Ireland, right down to local dens, to be very receptive to engagement and its representatives have been in contact quite a lot.

Many things have been said by many people. It is difficult for committee members, as it is for Tusla, to work out what is and is not worthy of being picked up on. I am trying to understand if Scouting Ireland's receptiveness is due to it being under an incredible microscope or it being an organisation that is apart from its contemporaries within the voluntary sporting or non-sports sector?