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The OCO library brings together our policy submissions and advice to Government, OCO strategies, reports, investigation statements, financial information and more.
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- April 2019
- Type: Submission
- Topic: Child protection, Online
OCO Submission on the Regulation of Harmful Content on Online Platforms
In March 2019, the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment initiated a public consultation on the regulation of harmful content on online platforms and the implementation of the revised Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD). The ...
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- April 2019
- Type: Finance/OCO records
- Topic: OCO info
Ombudsman Offices in Ireland
The Ombudsman Association has produced this booklet to aid the public in finding the correct body with which to lodge their complaint. Find information on the various Ombudsman, including the Ombudsman for Children’s Office here. ...
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- April 2019
- Type: Finance/OCO records
- Topic: OCO info
Prompt Payments by Public Sector Bodies Quarterly Period Covered: 2019
It is a Government requirement that all central Government Departments, the Health Service Executive, the local authorities and all other public sector bodies, including the Ombudsman for Children’s Office pay their suppliers within 15 calendar days of receipt ...
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- April 2019
- Type: Report
- Topic: Housing
No Place Like Home; Children’s views and experiences of living in Family Hubs
No Place Like Home is a report by the Ombudsman for Children’s Office outlining children’s views and experiences of living in Family Hubs. The views of 80 children living in eight Family Hubs in Dublin, Cork ...
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- April 2019
- Type: Report
- Topic: Children in care, Disability
Molly One Year On
In 2018 the Ombudsman for Children’s Office published Molly’s case, a report detailing a complaint we received about a child with a disability who is in foster care. Twelve months on we are returning to this ...
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- April 2019
- Type: Submission
- Topic: Mental health
Submission on Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2016
The Ombudsman for Children’s Office was invited to make a submission to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health on the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2016 in March 2019 to be submitted in early April. Due to ...
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- December 2018
- Type: Advice
- Topic: Education, OCO info
Children’s Participation in Decision-making
Children have the right to express their views and to have those views considered, according to their age and understanding. Public bodies and organisations that work with children have a responsibility to respect that right. However, ...
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- December 2018
- Type: Views of young people
- Topic: Education, OCO info
Consulting with young people
We encourage all organisations that involve children to consult with children and young people. In order to consult meaningfully with young people you must ensure that you have their assent and parental consent to do so. Here ...
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- October 2018
- Type: Finance/OCO records
- Topic: Finance/OCO records, OCO info
Financial Statement 2016
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- September 2018
- Type: Submission
- Topic: Criminal justice
Submission on the Draft Policing Priorities for 2019
We welcome the draft Policing Priorities for 2019, including the focus on organisation development, data quality, cybercrime, human trafficking, sexual offences, domestic violence, vulnerable victims, hate crime, community policing and crime prevention. As highlighted by the ...
