Investigations are being carried out by specialist trained garda officers in relation to sexual abuse in Scouting Ireland, the force has confirmed.
In 2018 a number of dedicated telephone helplines were established for victims of historical sexual abuse within Scouting Ireland.
Out of the referrals received, to date 110 criminal investigations have been identified, 65 commenced as a result of new allegations, 45 criminal investigations were already underway.
The figures relate to contacts received post-November 2018.
The Garda National Protective Services Bureau (GNPSB) acts as a single-point of contact for any allegations which were reported to these helplines.
A number of allegations were also made directly to An Garda Síochána, some through the Child Sexual Abuse Reporting Line.
Every victim who made an allegation and who could be identified, was contacted by a detective from GNPSB.
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Investigations are being carried out by specialist trained gardaí assigned to Divisional Protective Service Units and/or Detective Units in line with the Children's First Act 2015 and the Children's First Guidelines 2017.
A detective inspector in the Garda National Protective Services Bureau was appointed as a Senior Investigating Officer and a team of gardaí within the Sexual Crime Management Unit (SCMU) are co-ordinating the response of gardaí.
A review by the child protectio n expert Ian Elliot identified 356 alleged victims and 275 alleged perpetrators of historical child abuse in the Scouts.
The alleged abuse occurred between the 1960s and 1990s in the Catholic Boy Scouts of Ireland and the Scout Association of Ireland.
They merged to form Scouting Ireland in 2004.
Last November, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs said the Government Katherine Zappone would give careful consideration to an appropriate statutory investigation following consideration of the Elliott Review.
