Child safeguarding expert Ian Elliott, who was interim head of safeguarding in Scouting Ireland at the time of that year's national jamboree, said vetting procedures were in place for attendance at the event, but they failed to stop Mr Barry getting access to it

Scouting Ireland’s AGM recently voted no confidence in the board of the organisation due to the “exceptionally poor manner" in which disciplinary issues have been handled and communicated with volunteers.