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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance Issues in Scouting Ireland: Discussion (21 Nov 2018)
Alan Farrell: I will address three issues arising from the information presented to the committee this morning on the 108 victims of child sex abuse within Scouting Ireland from the 1960s through to the 1980s. In the conduct of the cold case review Mr. Elliot has carried out in recent months, one of my colleagues has suggested the total number of cases may be 500. I remember that figure being mentioned...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance Issues in Scouting Ireland: Discussion (21 Nov 2018)
Alan Farrell: I have another query on the cold case review. I assume that either Mr. Elliott or An Garda Síochána has been in contact with all of the living victims of child sex abuse. Ms Kelly mentioned the requirement of the organisation to have professionals to handle this so that, as Mr. Elliott outlined, the victims coming forward have confidence in the process due to his presence, because...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance Issues in Scouting Ireland: Discussion (21 Nov 2018)
Alan Farrell: Would those individuals be permanent or contracted to the organisation?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance Issues in Scouting Ireland: Discussion (21 Nov 2018)
Alan Farrell: On behalf of the committee, I ask that Ms Kelly provide us with the disciplinary procedure and, indeed, the victims policy when it is adopted.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance Issues in Scouting Ireland: Discussion (21 Nov 2018)
Alan Farrell: I will go back to Deputy Sherlock.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance Issues in Scouting Ireland: Discussion (21 Nov 2018)
Alan Farrell: Is Deputy Rabbitte happy with the responses?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance Issues in Scouting Ireland: Discussion (21 Nov 2018)
Alan Farrell: It was probably a poor choice of words.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance Issues in Scouting Ireland: Discussion (21 Nov 2018)
Alan Farrell: I might ask a clarifying question because that screams rather unpleasant things. Mr. Elliott might be able to clarify matters. Are we talking about disagreements and fighting or are we talking purely about matters of a sexual nature?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance Issues in Scouting Ireland: Discussion (21 Nov 2018)
Alan Farrell: How many people were at the Stradbally event?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance Issues in Scouting Ireland: Discussion (21 Nov 2018)
Alan Farrell: And it was over two nights?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance Issues in Scouting Ireland: Discussion (21 Nov 2018)
Alan Farrell: And there were 16 referrals?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance Issues in Scouting Ireland: Discussion (21 Nov 2018)
Alan Farrell: I thank Mr. Elliott for that clarification. Obviously, we have been looking at the revelations that have been brought to us this morning. I have three points to make before I call Deputy Sherlock. Does Ms Kelly envisage that the independent barrister's report into events regarding four members of the scouting organisation will be published when it is produced?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance Issues in Scouting Ireland: Discussion (21 Nov 2018)
Alan Farrell: I appreciate that. Is Ms Kelly aware of any procedural issue delaying the process through which the report is going?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance Issues in Scouting Ireland: Discussion (21 Nov 2018)
Alan Farrell: Scouting Ireland is due to provide the Minister with a progress report on the implementation of the Jillian van Turnhout report at the end of March. Ms Kelly said she was at an advanced stage of implementing a number of the 11 measures. Does she envisage completing that process before March?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance Issues in Scouting Ireland: Discussion (21 Nov 2018)
Alan Farrell: The other ten recommendations will be completed by the end of March.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance Issues in Scouting Ireland: Discussion (21 Nov 2018)
Alan Farrell: My final question relates to a chief scout, which Scouting Ireland does not have at the moment. Is it envisaged that the organisation will replace the chief scout who left? Has that been discussed at board level?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance Issues in Scouting Ireland: Discussion (21 Nov 2018)
Alan Farrell: I am a little uncomfortable with this. We have already visited this issue and Ms Kelly has said she will not discuss live cases. I am a little reluctant to go there.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance Issues in Scouting Ireland: Discussion (21 Nov 2018)
Alan Farrell: The Deputy referenced letters he had received but which the committee does not have.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance Issues in Scouting Ireland: Discussion (21 Nov 2018)
Alan Farrell: It was adopted by the members at the AGM.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance Issues in Scouting Ireland: Discussion (21 Nov 2018)
Alan Farrell: There must be some sort of legal relationship between the two. If there is a complaint on file from the end of September, one from 7 December and one from 7 October, there is different treatment and a different authority. There has to be some sort of legal arrangement in place for the organisation to take that up.