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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)
Seán Sherlock: I thank the Chairman for his generosity.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)
Seán Sherlock: I do not know where to start because I am flabbergasted at some of the evidence that has been presented to us. I want to gain a deeper understanding of the distinction between governance and safeguarding issues. There will be some repetition in the delegates answers. We have a situation where Mr. Ian Elliott has been appointed to look at a sample of between 500 and 600 cases in which...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)
Seán Sherlock: There is a box of files on all of the cases somewhere within the bowels of Scouting Ireland. Is that what the delegates are telling us? We are talking about paper files.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)
Seán Sherlock: The Garda, Tusla and all of the relevant agencies-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)
Seán Sherlock: The CEO has been in office since 2012. Has he been involved in any of the safeguarding cases since his appointment?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)
Seán Sherlock: That is not what I am asking about. My question is specific. Has the CEO been involved directly between both parties - the complainant and the person against whom the complaint has been made?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)
Seán Sherlock: Therefore, Dr. Lawlor has been directly involved in specific cases as CEO.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)
Seán Sherlock: In normal circumstances is it appropriate for the CEO to be directly involved in safeguarding cases?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)
Seán Sherlock: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)
Seán Sherlock: I am looking for help to understand this issue. It is probably awkward to ask Mr. Elliot the question when the CEO is sitting beside him, but the CEO has brought in Mr. Elliot to do a job and I will proceed on that basis. There are a number of sample cases on file during the tenure of the CEO and Mr. Elliot is going through an internal process, albeit with an external consultant. I have...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)
Seán Sherlock: That is the safeguarding element, about which there are further questions. However, the Minister suddenly announced the appointment of Ms Jillian van Turnhout, a former Oireachtas Member. I still do not have a proper understanding of what her role will be. She is the Minister's appointee, but what will she do exactly? What is Mr. Elliot's interpretation of her role in this process?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)
Seán Sherlock: Is it Mr. Burbridge's understanding Ms van Turnhout does not yet have a sense of what her role will be? Did she articulate that to him?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)
Seán Sherlock: This is an issue because, as a committee, we are still in the dark. Last week in the Dáil I asked a question about Scouting Ireland, but I am still none the wiser about what Ms van Turnhout's role will be.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)
Seán Sherlock: I do not need them. I will continue with my questioning.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)
Seán Sherlock: I appreciate that, but it would be good to have Scouting Ireland's perspective. As yet, there has been no articulation or contact on the terms of reference and how the investigation, whatever it will entail, will proceed. We are, therefore, still a little in the dark in that sense. I refer again to the issue of governance. Reference was made to a new board of directors. Dr. Lawlor is...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)
Seán Sherlock: The witnesses do not have to answer the question if they do not want to.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)
Seán Sherlock: In the interests of transparency, it is in everybody's interest that the witnesses are as forthcoming as possible with this committee because the answers and the truth will out ultimately on these processes anyway.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)
Seán Sherlock: Who is managing that process?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)
Seán Sherlock: Mr. Burbridge should forgive my ignorance, but he is honorary vice president of Scouting Ireland and the team lead on this crisis and he is also managing the change management.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)
Seán Sherlock: I am only getting warmed up.