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

Mr. Ian Elliott:

No, it is not. The recruitment process is competence based. Anyone can apply. If someone meets the profile of the job, that person can put his or her hat in the ring. However, we choose and select the best candidate. If the person is internal, that is fine. On this occasion, the person was not. The person was an external candidate. I look forward to that announcement being made in due course.