Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 4 December 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs

Governance Issues in Scouting Ireland: Discussion

Mr. Adrian Tennant:

It is a fair question and I will provide some clarity. The Deputy stated there was an increase of approximately 600 files since 2012, but that is not the case. As the CEO explained, the 2012 review examined the 332 files from the legacy organisations. Between 2003 and 2012, however, there were nine years of operation and we had our own files from Scouting Ireland, from disclosures made to it since 2003. The 600 additional files to which the Deputy referred includes all the files from 2003 to date and all the files that have been opened as a result of the helpline.

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