Call for expert’s help on Scouting Ireland scandal

The independent child protection expert who helped uncover the Cloyne clerical abuse scandal should be asked to help the Oireachtas uncover the full extent of the Scouting Ireland scandal.

Labour TD Sean Sherlock said he wants the Dáil’s cross-party children’s committee to contact Ian Elliot for advice on how to address the issue after Scouting Ireland refused to attend a public meeting of the group today.

Speaking to the Irish Examiner after Scouting Ireland CEO John Lawlor said he would not meet with the committee in public until his group completes its own investigation by the end of May, Mr Sherlock said the delays are unacceptable.