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  • August 2018

  Waiting for Scoliosis Treatment: A Children’s Rights Issue 2018

  Since July 2009, my office has received complaints from parents on behalf of their children who have scoliosis and in need of surgery. Over a sustained period of time, we had been alerted to the very ...

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  • June 2018
  • Type: Finance/OCO records
  • Topic: Finance/OCO records, OCO info

  Protected Disclosures Annual Report 2017

  Under Section 22 of the Protected Disclosures Act 2014, the Ombudsman for Children’s Office is required to publish the number of protected of disclosures in the preceding year and the actions taken.  

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  • June 2018
  • Type: Report
  • Topic: Health

  Joining the Dots – Connecting voices for child-friendly healthcare in hospital

  Joining the Dots is an innovative joint initiative by the Ombudsman for Children’s Office and the Children’s Hospital Group Board with the three children’s hospitals in Dublin – Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin; Temple Street Children’s ...

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  • June 2018
  • Type: Report
  • Topic: Mental health

  Take My Hand – Young People’s Experiences of Mental Health Services

  The OCO began a consultation with young people in 2017 to hear and highlight their experiences and perspectives on receiving inpatient mental health care and treatment, as well as their journeys through mental health services. We ...

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  • June 2018
  • Type: Finance/OCO records

  Annual Report 2017

  The Ombudsman for Children’s Office is required under law to submit to the Oireachtas an Annual Report on the performance of our functions. The annual report is a comprehensive report on our activities throughout the preceding ...

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  • June 2018
  • Type: Submission
  • Topic: Criminal justice, Family law

  Submission on the Domestic Violence Bill 2017

  In June 2017, we made a submission to the Minister for Justice and Equality on the Domestic Violence Bill 2017. In our submission, we welcomed the stated aim of this Bill to improve protections available to ...

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  • May 2018
  • Type: Finance/OCO records
  • Topic: OCO info

  Prompt Payments by Public Sector Bodies Quarterly Period Covered: 2018

  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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  • March 2018
  • Type: Report
  • Topic: Education, Health

  It’s Our Brexit Too: Children’s Rights, Children’s Voices

  This is a report on the views, hopes and fears of young people, North and South, and is the outcome of a unique cross-border conference hosted by the Ombudsman for Children’s Office and the Northern Ireland ...

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  • February 2018
  • Type: Submission
  • Topic: Children in care

  Review of the Child Care Act 1991

  In accordance with a commitment in Better Outcomes, Brighter Futures – The National Policy Framework for Children and Young People 2014-2020, the Department of Children and Youth Affairs (DCYA) commenced a two-year process to review the ...

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  • February 2018
  • Type: Advice
  • Topic: Child protection, Children in care, Disability, Education, Family law, Health, Housing, Mental health, Youth justice

  A Guide to Child-Centred Complaints Handling

  This Guide to Child-Centred Complaints Handling sets out core principles of good practice for dealing with complaints made by or on behalf of children. We have developed the Guide to encourage and support organisations that provide ...