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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: Mr. Elliot said in his opening statement that he identified serious weaknesses in the structure, and pointed particularly to the vulnerability of volunteers to lobbying. Were there cases of lobbying within the organisation? If so, was the onus on the team to report it to the management board? If so, what action was taken?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: Are we straying into the unknown?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: I will withdraw that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: That is okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: If I do so again, I ask the Chairman to let me know. I will finish with this question. We were talking about the historic cases. Can Scouting Ireland members request information that Scouting Ireland is holding on them?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: If I am a member, can I request information?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: On that note, have there been many cases of people requesting information and have they access to the information?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: What is the process for somebody to obtain the information from Scouting Ireland?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: Mr. Elliott is not aware of it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: Is there a fee for anyone to request?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: To Mr. Elliott's knowledge, has nobody been refused access to his or her information?

Report on the Provision of Foster Care Services in Ireland: Motion (3 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: I welcome the report and the recommendations contained therein. The work on it had been largely completed before I joined the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs, but I express my thanks to those members who worked on the report. It does a very good job in reflecting the concerns representatives from all parties and none have about the state of the foster care system....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (2 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. The school programmes, Super Troopers and Food Dudes, are fantastic. I know them because I have three young children. I dread when the charts are brought home but my children love hanging them on the wall and keeping a writing record of their physical activity and healthy eating. However, one of my children is in sixth class and she finds...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (2 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (2 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: When I had my daughter in 2005, there was a big push on breastfeeding. I remember how there was a breastfeeding clinic in the Rotunda that was so helpful to mothers starting off. There were breastfeeding support groups when women came out into the community and the community mothers scheme whose members used to pop in. It is important that someone has support. One of the big issues is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (2 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: What would one do then? A teacher would probably raise it if they had concerns because a child was struggling during PE. How can it be taken to the next level? Is it a case of saying to parents "excuse me, Ms Mitchell, your children are..." and hoping for the best or will we supply the parents with advice on healthy eating and exercise regimes?

Other Questions: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (1 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: I do not doubt that the Minister feels for the survivors, but they have been listening to that response for decades. Other Deputies and I believe that is not right as it is denying the survivors justice and redress. Why has the commission not made a finding? Is there something deliberate going on? The Minister has met the survivors; she knows them and knows that they have been campaigning...

Other Questions: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (1 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: 28. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has spoken to the Minister for Health about delays in access to mental health and well-being supports for survivors who have engaged with the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18726/18]

Other Questions: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (1 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: The Minister and we all know that the women are reliving traumatic events when they appear before the commission of investigation and should not be left for over a year before they gain access to counselling. Will the Minister discuss this with the HSE and the Minister for Health to reassure anyone who wants to gain access to a counselling service that she will not have to wait for one year...

Other Questions: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (1 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: I will forward some names to the Minister. Many women have been attending counselling services during the years at a cost to themselves. When they make their initial appointment, they find they must move from that counsellor. Many women who have developed a relationship with the counsellor they have attended for years have to move to a different one. Can some mechanism be put in place to...