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- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Internet Safety (10 May 2018)
Alan Farrell: 275. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affair's Report on Cyber Security for Children and Young Adults; the action her Department is taking to implement the recommendations of this report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20654/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Completion Programme (10 May 2018)
Alan Farrell: 276. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the school completion programme; the action her Department is taking to continue to support this programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20655/18]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (9 May 2018)
Alan Farrell: We are now in public session. Apologies have been received from the Vice Chairman, Senator Joan Freeman, and Senator Catherine Noone, who is currently abroad on committee business. I propose that the committee goes into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)
Alan Farrell: I welcome members and viewers watching on Oireachtas TV to the public session of the Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs. The purpose of today's meeting is to engage with Scouting Ireland in regard to governance, how child protection policies in Scouting Ireland are implemented and related matters. The committee may also wish to explore matters such as the recent events that have...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)
Alan Farrell: I thank Mr. Burbridge.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)
Alan Farrell: Before I open the floor to my two colleagues who have indicated - if others wish to contribute, please let me know - I wish to ask a number of pertinent questions to elicit further information on what I hope will be matters that are not before the investigation. I thank Mr. Elliot for coming before the committee. I appreciate his independence of this process. There appears to have been...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)
Alan Farrell: Is this the historic case of the person who had-----
- 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.