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 Donnchadh Ó LaoghaireDonnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)
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I have been a member of Scouting Ireland for almost 20 years. The last engagement we had in this room was in a more positive context. We are dealing with more weighty and serious issues on this occasion. Despite my membership I have a wider responsibility to the public and my constituents in respect of the use of public funding and child safeguarding. My experience has always and ever been very positive. I last did child protection training 12 months ago in Mount Melleray and I have always found the standards very good. There is a lot of discussion among the public but also among grassroots members of Scouting Ireland about recent discussions and media commentary.

Am I right in saying that Mr. Elliott's report, which is referred to in the media commentary but has not been published, has not yet reached the Minster?