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  • April 2017
  • Type: Presentation
  • Topic: Children in care

  Presentation to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs in relation to General Scheme of the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2017

  On 5th April 2017, the Ombudsman for Children, Dr Niall Muldoon appeared before the Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs to discuss the Office’s submission on the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2017. Read his contribution ...

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  • April 2017
  • Type: Advice, Submission
  • Topic: Education

  Advice of the Ombudsman for Children on the Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016

  The Minister for Education and Skills published the Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016 on 6 July 2016. The aim of the legislation and associated regulations is to provide a new framework to govern school admissions ...

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  • March 2017
  • Type: Submission
  • Topic: Children in care

  Submission on the General Scheme of the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2017

  In March 2017, we made a submission to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs on the General Scheme of the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2017. The stated objective of this General Scheme is ...

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  • March 2017
  • Type: Report
  • Topic: Health

  Waiting for Scoliosis; A children’s rights issue

  In this report we have examined the situation of children waiting for scoliosis treatment as a children’s rights issue. We decided to prepare and publish this report to offer a real insight into the extent to ...

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  • March 2017
  • Type: Submission
  • Topic: Education

  Observations of the Ombudsman for Children’s Office to the Department of Education and Skills’ consultation on the role of religion in the school admissions process

  The Department of Education and Skills published a consultation paper on the role of denominational religion in the school admissions process on 24 January 2017. This consultation paper outlined a number of possible approaches for addressing ...

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  • December 2016
  • Type: Finance/OCO records
  • Topic: OCO info

  Prompt payments by public sector 2016

  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 ...

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  • December 2016
  • Type: Submission
  • Topic: Child protection, Disability, Education, Mental health, Online, Youth justice

  Age of Digital Consent

  In December 2016 the OCO prepared a submission to the Department of Justice and Equality on the age of digital consent to be applied in Ireland in the case of information society services offered directly online ...

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  • December 2016
  • Type: Finance/OCO records
  • Topic: OCO info

  Financial Statement 2015

  Financial reports provide information on the performance of the Ombudsman for Children’s Office. They allow us to be held accountable for how we manage and use the money we receive. We are required by law to ...

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  • November 2016
  • Type: Submission
  • Topic: Children in care, Disability, Housing, Immigration, Mental health

  Review of the National Leaving and Aftercare Policy 2011

  The OCO made a submission on the review of the HSE National Policy and Procedure Document for Aftercare Service Provision in November 2016. The OCO welcomed the opportunity to make this submission and drew on its ...

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  • November 2016
  • Type: Report
  • Topic: Education

  Education in Focus

  This Education In Focus outlines some of the work we have done in the area of education, it details a number of education complaints we received and highlights the immediate and long-term impact that the work of the ...