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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)
Alan Farrell: Did the change happen after matters came to light? Was that in respect of the individual who was removed from the organisation because the information came to light through the historic files or other matters?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)
Alan Farrell: I appreciate that. Obviously Mr. Elliott is not in a position to illustrate what changes were made to the report. Are there any elements of the report that Mr. Elliott can go into in terms of the governance structure recommendations that he made?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)
Alan Farrell: I understand that Mr. Burbridge is heading up the crisis management team in his capacity as vice president of Scouting Ireland. Is that correct?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)
Alan Farrell: Will Mr. Burbridge illustrate what that new structure is proposing?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)
Alan Farrell: That was my next question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)
Alan Farrell: Given that Scouting Ireland is democratic in the manner in which it elects its officials, as illustrated recently, what is the likelihood of that proposal being agreed?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)
Alan Farrell: I understand.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)
Alan Farrell: Given four years of debate, that is probably not unremarkable. Did Mr. Elliott have an input in terms of his view on the proposals of Scouting Ireland for the management structures?. Did that form part of his work?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)
Alan Farrell: Given Mr. Elliott's background, what is his view in regard to the overall structure of an organisation dealing with children?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)
Alan Farrell: Did Mr. Elliott have an input into the terms of reference in the instructions given to the independent barrister Ms Lynch?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)
Alan Farrell: Is Mr. Elliott aware of them?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)
Alan Farrell: Is Mr. Elliott involved with Scouting Ireland on a daily or weekly basis or does he merely delve in from time to time, as required?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)
Alan Farrell: The Minister has suspended the allocation of funding.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)
Alan Farrell: Mr. Elliott works with Scouting Ireland on an almost daily basis but definitely on a weekly basis. To his knowledge, has any of the structures established as a result of this crisis been changed? Does he believe their purpose and the way they are manned are in the best interests of the organisation?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)
Alan Farrell: I understand.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)
Alan Farrell: That is appreciated. I have three final questions that I shall group together in order that my colleagues will have some time to ask questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)
Alan Farrell: The Deputy is very welcome. Garda vetting is an issue that has been in the public domain. I do not have a specific question on it and will not refer to an individual. Can the delegates offer confidence to those watching the proceedings and the general public that each and every scout leader and those working with children within Scouting Ireland have been appropriately vetted by the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)
Alan Farrell: I thank the delegates for entertaining my questions. I call Deputy Anne Rabbitte who will be followed by Deputies Sean Sherlock and Denise Mitchell.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)
Alan Farrell: I am not aware that it is a requirement under companies legislation that an election take place. The directorships could stay the same and there is no legal requirement for them to change. Filing accounts only requires the signature of the financial director. That is simply an observation on my part.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)
Alan Farrell: The terms of reference-----