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  • July 2021
  • Type: Finance/OCO records
  • Topic: Finance/OCO records

  Protected Disclosures Annual Report 2020

  Protected Disclosures Annual Report 2020

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  • June 2021
  • Type: Report

  2020 Childhood Paused – OCO Annual Report

  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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  • June 2021
  • Type: Submission
  • Topic: Children in care, OCO info

  OCO’s submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child on Children’s Rights and Alternative Care

  In June 2021, the OCO made a submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child to inform its deliberations ahead of the Day of General Discussion (DGD) on Children’s Rights and Alternative Care ...

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  • May 2021
  • Type: Investigation
  • Topic: Housing

  No End in Site – An investigation into the living conditions of children living on a local authority halting site

  The Ombudsman for Children’s Office presents No End in Site; An investigation into the living conditions of children living on a local authority site. A short video highlighting the voices of the children involved in this ...

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  • May 2021
  • Type: Submission
  • Topic: Immigration

  OCO’s submission about the draft scheme to regularise undocumented migrants in Ireland

  In May 2021, the Ombudsman for Children’s Office made a submission to the Department of Justice about the draft scheme to regularise undocumented migrants in Ireland.

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  • April 2021
  • Type: Report
  • Topic: Child protection

  Safety and Welfare of Children in Direct Provision – An Investigation by the Ombudsman for Children’s Office

  Safety and Welfare of Children in Direct Provision is the latest in a series of publications from the OCO on Direct Provision. Today’s investigation joins our Direct Division and Life in Lockdown reports which were published ...

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  • April 2021
  • Type: Finance/OCO records
  • Topic: Finance/OCO records

  Prompt Payments Q1 2021

  Prompt Payments Q1 2021

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  • March 2021
  • Type: Research
  • Topic: Criminal justice, Disability, Education, Mental health, OCO info

  Mind The Gap: Research on barriers to the realisation of rights of children with disabilities in Ireland.

  The Ombudsman for Children’s Office in conjunction with the Centre for Disability Law and Policy at NUI Galway have launched Mind The Gap, research into the barriers facing children with disabilities in Ireland. Our research found ...

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  • March 2021
  • Type: Submission
  • Topic: Online

  OCO’s submission on the General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill

  In March 2021, the Ombudsman for Children’s Office made a submission to the Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht about the General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill.

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  • March 2021
  • Type: Submission
  • Topic: Children in care, Family law

  OCO’s submission on developing a national family justice system

  In February 2021, the Ombudsman for Children’s Office made a submission to the Family Justice Oversight Group to inform this Group’s initial work to develop a national family justice system.