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  • July 2017
  • Type: Investigation
  • Topic: Child protection, Housing

  Children homeless for two years after suffering domestic abuse

  This report provides details of an investigation we carried out on a complaint we received in October 2014. We received this complaint from a parent on behalf of her children. She told us that she and ...

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  • July 2017
  • Type: Finance/OCO records
  • Topic: OCO info

  Official Languages Act 2003 Language Scheme 2017 – 2020

  The Ombudsman for Children’s Office (OCO) formally launched its first Irish Language Scheme in 2017, which will begin the process of providing Irish language services to the public over the next three years. The scheme has ...

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  • July 2017
  • Type: Presentation
  • Topic: Health, Mental health

  Presentation to the Seanad Public Consultation Committee Children’s Mental Health Services

  The Ombudsman for Children, Dr Niall Muldoon appeared before the Seanad Public Consultation Committee on Children’s Mental Health Services in July 2017 to outline the OCO’s key recommendations and priorities in the area of children’s mental ...

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  • June 2017
  • Type: Advice, Submission
  • Topic: Data Protection, Online

  Observations on the General Scheme of the Data Protection Bill 2017

  The General Scheme of the Data Protection Bill 2017 (‘General Scheme’) was published on 12 May 2017. The stated aims of this legislation are: to give further effect to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which ...

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  • May 2017
  • Type: Finance/OCO records
  • Topic: OCO info

  Protected Disclosures 2016

  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.

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  • May 2017
  • Type: Finance/OCO records
  • Topic: OCO info

  Annual Report 2016

  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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  • May 2017
  • Type: Submission
  • Topic: Health, Mental health

  Submission to the Seanad Public Consultation Committee on Children’s Mental Health Services in Ireland

  In May 2017, the OCO prepared a submission to the Seanad Public Consultation Committee on children’s mental health services in Ireland. Included in this submission are recommendations relating to the development of a new, stand alone, ...

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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 ...