Library

• December 2018
• Type: Views of young people
• Topic: Education, OCO info

Consulting with young people

We encourage all organisations that involve children to consult with children and young people. In order to consult meaningfully with young people you must ensure that you have their assent and parental consent to do so. Here ...

• October 2018
• Type: Finance/OCO records
• Topic: Finance/OCO records, OCO info

Financial Statement 2016

• September 2018
• Type: Submission
• Topic: Criminal justice

Submission on the Draft Policing Priorities for 2019

We welcome the draft Policing Priorities for 2019, including the focus on organisation development, data quality, cybercrime, human trafficking, sexual offences, domestic violence, vulnerable victims, hate crime, community policing and crime prevention. As highlighted by the ...

• August 2018
• Type: Submission

Waiting for Scoliosis Treatment: A Children’s Rights Issue 2018

Since July 2009, my office has received complaints from parents on behalf of their children who have scoliosis and in need of surgery. Over a sustained period of time, we had been alerted to the very ...

• June 2018
• Type: Finance/OCO records
• Topic: Finance/OCO records, OCO info

Protected Disclosures Annual Report 2017

Under Section 22 of the Protected Disclosures Act 2014, the Ombudsman for Children’s Office is required to publish the number of protected of disclosures in the preceding year and the actions taken.  

• June 2018
• Type: Report, Views of young people
• Topic: Health

Joining the Dots – Connecting voices for child-friendly healthcare in hospital

Joining the Dots is an innovative joint initiative by the Ombudsman for Children’s Office and the Children’s Hospital Group Board with the three children’s hospitals in Dublin – Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin; Temple Street Children’s ...

• June 2018
• Type: Report
• Topic: Mental health

Take My Hand – Young People’s Experiences of Mental Health Services

The OCO began a consultation with young people in 2017 to hear and highlight their experiences and perspectives on receiving inpatient mental health care and treatment, as well as their journeys through mental health services. We ...

• June 2018
• Type: Finance/OCO records, Report

Annual Report 2017

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 ...

• June 2018
• Type: Submission
• Topic: Criminal justice, Family law

Submission on the Domestic Violence Bill 2017

In June 2017, we made a submission to the Minister for Justice and Equality on the Domestic Violence Bill 2017. In our submission, we welcomed the stated aim of this Bill to improve protections available to ...

• May 2018
• Type: Finance/OCO records
• Topic: OCO info

Prompt Payments by Public Sector Bodies Quarterly Period Covered: 2018

It is a Government requirement that all central Government Departments, the Health Service Executive, the local authorities and all other public sector bodies, including the Ombudsman for Children’s Office pay their suppliers within 15 calendar days of receipt ...