Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 13 March 2019
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs
Governance and Child Safeguarding Issues in Scouting Ireland: Tusla and Scouting Ireland
Alan Farrell (Dublin Fingal, Fine Gael)
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Tusla was satisfied with the service that was being provided. That was implied, regardless of any utterances it may have made. The fact that it closed down its own helpline was a tacit acceptance that what Scouting Ireland was doing was acceptable to Tusla, as the child and family agency. We must make it clear that Tusla received a complaint from a member of the public. I presume that Tusla is engaged, through its work plan, with Scouting Ireland, to tease out that complaint and to ensure that the operation of the helpline is in the best interests of the individuals who are calling. Would that be an accurate assessment?