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Here you can find all our press releases and statements and some speeches made by Niall or members of the OCO team.
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- 12 November 2015
- Type: Statement
Bringing the rights of children closer to home
Dr. Niall Muldoon – Ombudsman for Children PSI Conference, Galway, 12 November 2015 Opening greeting Last year Paul D’Alton, as he took over as president, spoke about being excited to lead the PSI. He said that ...
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- 3 November 2015
- Type: Press Release
Official Languages Act 2003 / Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla, 2003
AIGHNEACHTAÍ Á LORG ACHT NA dTEANGACHA OIFIGIÚLA 2003 DRÉACHTSCÉIM Á hULLMHÚ AG OIFIG AN OMBUDSMAN DO LEANAÍ Tá sé i gceist ag Oifig an Omudsman do Leanaí scéim a dhréachtú de réir Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla ...
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- 21 October 2015
- Type: Press Release
- Topic: Child Protection
Ombudsman welcomes the decision to abolish the Defence of Reasonable Chastisement
Dr Niall Muldoon, the Ombudsman for Children has welcomed the decision by the Minister for The Children and Youth Affairs, Dr. James Reilly, to introduce an amendment to the Children First Bill removing the last remaining ...
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- 24 September 2015
- Type: Speech
Promoting and Safeguarding Children’s Rights and Welfare
Convention on the Rights of the Child 25 years in Portugal Strengthening the Commitment Lisbon, 24th September 2015 Promoting and Safeguarding Children’s Rights and Welfare: The Experience of the Ombudsman for Children’s Office in Ireland by Dr Niall ...
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- 24 September 2015
- Type: Press Release
Dr Niall Muldoon: Promoting and Safeguarding Children’s Rights and Welfare: The Experience of the Ombudsman for Children’s Office in Ireland
At an international Convention on the Rights of the Child 25 years in Portugal Lisbon, 24th September 2015: Dr. Niall Muldoon, the Ombudsman for Children, addressed a Convention on the Rights of the Child: 25 years ...
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- 7 August 2015
- Type: Press Release
- Topic: Children in Care, Housing
Children’s Ombudsman Highlights Gaps in the Oversight of Children’s Residential Centres
An investigation by the Ombudsman for Children found significant gaps in the approach to registering, inspecting and monitoring of children’s residential centres which are run by private and voluntary agencies. He has recommended that the inspection ...
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- 24 July 2015
- Type: Statement
Statement by the Ombudsman for Children, Dr. Niall Muldoon encouraging implementation of recommendations of the Working Group on the Protection Process
Dr. Niall Muldoon stated today that it is commendable that the Minister for Justice and Equality and the Minister of State with special responsibility for New Communities, Culture and Equality established a Working Group in October ...
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- 2 July 2015
- Type: Press Release
Ombudsman for Children welcomes the Report of the Working Group on the Protection Process
The Ombudsman for Children Office welcomes the publication this week of the Report of the Working Group on the Protection Process. Established in October 2014 by the Minister for Justice and Equality, Ms Frances Fitzgerald TD, ...
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- 5 June 2015
- Type: Press Release
European Network of Ombudspersons for Children (ENOC) “Austerity Bites: Children’s Voices” exhibition is currently on display at the Council of Europe
The European Network of Ombudspersons for Children (ENOC) links independent offices for children from countries in Europe. Its aims are to encourage the fullest possible implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the ...
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- 28 May 2015
- Type: Speech
Presentation by the Ombudsman for Children, Dr. Niall Muldoon, to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children
I would like to thank the Chairman for the invitation to meet with the Committee this morning. After working for nearly twenty years as a psychologist, the majority of it spent in the area of child ...