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  • June 2016
  • Type: Submission
  • Topic: Children in care, Disability, Education, Housing, Immigration, Mental health

  Department of Education and Skills Statement of Strategy 2016-2018

  The Ombudsman for Children’s Office made a submission on the Department of Education and Skills Statement of Strategy 2016-2018 on 8 June 2016 As part of this submission, the OCO stressed the importance of implementing a ...

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  • December 2015
  • Type: Finance/OCO records
  • Topic: OCO info

  Prompt payments by public sector 2015

  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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  • December 2015
  • Type: Finance/OCO records
  • Topic: OCO info

  Financial Statement 2014

  Financial reports provide information on the performance of the Ombudsman for Children’s Office. They allow us to be held accountable for how we manage and use the money we receive. We are required by law to ...

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  • November 2015
  • Type: Advice
  • Topic: Adoption

  Submission by the Ombudsman for Children on the General Scheme of the Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2015

  The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs published the General Scheme of the Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill (‘the General Scheme’) on 27th July 2015 and subsequently forwarded the General Scheme to the Oireachtas Committee on ...

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  • November 2015
  • Type: Report
  • Topic: Children in care, Family law

  Observations on the Department of Children and Youth Affairs consultation paper on Guardian ad Litem Arrangements

  The OCO welcomed the initiative of the Department of Children and Youth Affairs (DCYA) to prepare a policy approach to the reform of guardian ad litem (GAL) arrangements in proceedings under the Child Care Act 1991. ...

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  • October 2015
  • Type: Advice
  • Topic: Criminal justice

  Submission on the General Scheme of the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2015

  Ireland is required to transpose into Irish law EU Directive 2012/29/EU establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime by the 16 November 2015. In light of this, the Minister for ...

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  • September 2015
  • Type: Finance/OCO records
  • Topic: OCO info

  Annual Report 2014

  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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  • July 2015
  • Type: Advice
  • Topic: Child protection, Online

  Advice on the General Scheme of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2014

  The Minister for Justice and Equality published the General Scheme of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2014 (“the General Scheme”) on 27th November 2014. The Bill proposes wide ranging reforms of the law, including stronger ...

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  • July 2015
  • Type: Advice
  • Topic: Immigration

  Observations on the General Scheme of the International Protection Bill 2015

  The Minister for Justice and Equality published the General Scheme of the International Protection Bill (‘the General Scheme’) on 25 March 2015. This submission is being made to the Minister for Justice and Equality and to ...

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  • April 2015
  • Type: Report
  • Topic: Disability, Education, Health, Housing

  A Word from the Wise

  This report contains a collection of accounts from children involved in complaints investigated by the OCO. Behind all the children’s rights issues our society grapples with, there are stories. But sometimes the lived experiences of children ...