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  • August 2011
  • Type: Investigation
  • Topic: Children in care, Disability, Health

  Provision of supports and therapeutic services for a child with special needs in foster care

  In September 2008 the Ombudsman for Children commenced an investigation under Section 8 of the Ombudsman for Children’s Act, 2002 following the receipt of a complaint regarding the provision of supports to a child with special ...

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  • April 2011
  • Type: Report
  • Topic: Child protection, Children in care, Disability, Education, Family law, Health, Housing, Immigration, Mental health, Transport, Youth justice

  A children’s rights analysis of investigations

  The purpose of this review is to audit our approach to the investigations function in monitoring children’s rights and to determine in the context of a need for public sector reform, the areas that particularly affect ...

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  • April 2011
  • Type: Investigation
  • Topic: Disability, Health

  The investigation of a complaint concerning the administrative actions of the HSE in determining an application for provision of a powered wheelchair

  In March 2010 an investigation was initiated by the Ombudsman for Children’s Office (OCO) under Section 8 of the Ombudsman for Children’s Act, 2002 (the Act). The investigation was based on a complaint received on behalf ...

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  • December 2010
  • Type: Finance/OCO records
  • Topic: OCO info

  Financial Statement 2009

  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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  • October 2010
  • Type: Report
  • Topic: Education, Health, Youth justice

  Young people in St. Patrick’s Institution; A report by the Ombudsman for Children’s Office

  In 2007, the OCO commissioned research to identify the kinds of barriers facing children in the achievement of their rights. Children in the criminal justice system were identified as a group of children in Ireland who ...

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  • September 2010
  • Type: Finance/OCO records
  • Topic: OCO info

  Annual Report 2009

  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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  • August 2010
  • Type: Advice
  • Topic: Children in care

  Advice of the Ombudsman for Children on the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2009

  The Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2009 was published on 16 September 2009 by the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs. The Bill provides for the High Court to have statutory jurisdiction to hear applications by the ...

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  • July 2010
  • Type: Advice
  • Topic: LGBTQ+

  Advice on the Civil Partnership Bill 2009

  The Civil Partnership Bill 2009 was published on 26 June 2009 by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform. The aim of the Bill is to establish a statutory civil partnership registration scheme for same-sex ...

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  • June 2010
  • Type: Advice
  • Topic: Health

  Advice on the Health (Amendment) Bill 2010

  The Health (Amendment) Bill 2010 (the Bill) was referred to the Ombudsman for Children by the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs on 14 June 2010. The Bill arose from the difficulties in accessing information held ...

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  • May 2010
  • Type: Finance/OCO records
  • Topic: OCO info

  Ombudsman for Children’s Office Strategy 2007-2010

  This is the OCO’s first Strategic Plan. It was important to give particular consideration to establishing an organisation with the appropriate values, culture, management systems and staff profiles which will serve for the long-term. It has ...