Library

• April 2025

OCO Payments over €20,000 for Q1 2025

• April 2025
• Type: Finance/OCO records

OCO Prompt Payments Returns for Q1 2025

• April 2025
• Type: Submission

OCO submission on the EU Migration Pact

On the 29th of March, the Government approved Ireland’s National Implementation Plan on the new EU Migration Pact. The implementation of the Pact will directly affect migrant children arriving in Ireland, whether they are seeking asylum ...

• April 2025
• Type: Report

Éilíonn Oifig an Ombudsman do Leanaí tabhairt isteach Mheicníocht Athbhreithnithe do Bhás Leanaí

Tá Child Death Review; A Case for a National Child Death Review Mechanism for the Deaths of Children in Ireland foilsithe inniu (Dé Máirt 1 Aibreán) ag Oifig an Ombudsman do Leanaí. Áirítear leis an tuairisc ...

• April 2025
• Type: Report
• Topic: Child Care, Children in care

OCO Child Death Review report

At present, there is no definitive figure on the number of children in Ireland who die from unnatural causes each year. Much of the limited data relies on families coming forward themselves. Between 2019 and 2023, ...

• March 2025
• Type: Finance/OCO records

OCO FOI Disclosure Log to December 2024

This is the Freedom of Information Disclosure Log for the Ombudsman for Children’s Office up to 31st December 2024.

• February 2025
• Type: Report

OCO Protected Disclosure Annual Report 2024

This is the report of the Ombudsman for Children’s Office for the year ending 31st December 2024. The Ombudsman for Children’s Office can confirm that it has in place both internal reporting channels and procedures and ...

• February 2025
• Type: Report

OCO Report on Home Care and Support Services for Children: the need for Independent Oversight

Home care and support services provide a vital lifeline to children with complex healthcare needs and their families, enabling them to be supported to live at home. However, there is currently no regulatory framework for these ...

• February 2025
• Type: Report
• Topic: OCO info

OCO Corporate Procurement Plan 2024 to 2026

This document sets out a strategic approach to procurement for the Ombudsman for Children’s Office. In doing so, it presents the aims for procurement at OCO, its vision and purpose with an explanation as to how ...

• January 2025
• Type: Views of young people
• Topic: Disability, Education, Health, Housing, Mental health

Voices of Tomorrow: OCO YAP Asks for the New Government

The Ombudsman for Children’s Office Youth Advisory Panel (YAP), a diverse group from across Ireland, has come together to share five key asks for the incoming Government. YAP members: “We may not be able to vote ...