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  • 25 Aibreán 2014
  • Cineál: Preaseisiúint

  Children’s Ombudsman marks 10th anniversary with call for new accountability structures to ensure independence of Ombudsman institutions

  As the Ombudsman for Children marks the tenth anniversary of her Office by hosting a conference examining the State’s relationship with children and families, Emily Logan said it is time not just to reflect on the ...

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  • 5 Márta 2014
  • Cineál: Preaseisiúint
  • Ábhar: Leanaí faoi chúram

  New Child and Family Agency must aim to assume role of parent for children in their care

  OCO Report on Repetitive Root Cause Issues regarding Children in Care laid before Oireachtas Ombudsman for Children, Emily Logan, has said that the New Child and Family Agency, must assume the role of a parent for ...

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  • 3 Feabhra 2014
  • Cineál: Preaseisiúint
  • Ábhar: Dlí Teaghlaigh

  Her Honour, Judge Rosemary Horgan, President of the District Court & the Ombudsman for Children, Emily Logan launch Information Campaign for Separating Parents & their Children

  The President of the District Court, Her Honour, Judge Rosemary Horgan and the Ombudsman for Children, Emily Logan have launched, today (Monday) a targeted information campaign supporting separating parents and their children. This campaign is the ...

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  • 20 Samhna 2013
  • Cineál: Preaseisiúint
  • Ábhar: Sláinte

  Development of National Policy on Child-friendly Healthcare & inter-sectoral alliances all key to Children’s Rights in Health

  The Ombudsman for Children’s Office and the HSE have published separate but complementary documents about children’s rights in healthcare settings today, Universal Children’s Day, Wed, 20th November, (Anniversary of UN General Assembly adoption of the UN ...

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  • 8 Samhna 2013
  • Cineál: Ráiteas
  • Ábhar: Dlí Teaghlaigh

  Statement by Ombudsman for Children following the Supreme Court ruling on government information on the Children’s Referendum today

  “Saturday is an historic day for children inIreland. It is the first time that the Irish people will have an opportunity to decide how they would like the status of children to be reflected in Bunreacht ...

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  • 25 Deireadh Fomhair 2013
  • Cineál: Ráiteas
  • Ábhar: Leanaí faoi chúram

  Statement by the Ombudsman for Children on agreement reached with Minister for Justice to investigate cases of children taken into State Care

  The Ombudsman for Children Emily Logan today (25 October 2013) said she had reached agreement to secure the power to investigate An Garda Síochána’s actions in recent events in which two children were taken in to ...

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  • 24 Deireadh Fomhair 2013
  • Cineál: Preaseisiúint
  • Ábhar: Leanaí faoi chúram

  Ombudsman for Children will undertake investigation into children taken into State Care

  The Ombudsman for Children is an independent statutory authority with direct accountability to the Oireachtas, whose powers are set out in the Ombudsman for Children Act, 2002. The Ombudsman for Children intends to investigate recent events ...

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  • 1 Deireadh Fomhair 2013
  • Cineál: Preaseisiúint
  • Ábhar: Cosaint Leanaí

  Children’s Ombudsman finds HSE failed to provide support & therapeutic services for a child following allegations of sexual abuse

  The Ombudsman for Children has published a report today (Tuesday) in which she found that the HSE failed to provide timely support and therapeutic services for a protracted period of time to a child who made ...

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  • 18 Iúil 2013
  • Cineál: Fís agus fuaim
  • Ábhar: Cosaint Leanaí, Ceartas Óige

  Children’s Ombudsman discusses concerns for child detention centres

  Listen to the Children’s Ombudsman discussing concerns for child detention centres on Newstalk Lunchtime (18th July 2013)

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  • 17 Iúil 2013
  • Cineál: Ráiteas

  Presentation to the Joint Committee on Health and Children on the issue of youth justice

  Download the presentation by Emily Logan to to the Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children on the issue of youth justice