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  • 13 July 2010
  • Type: Press Release
  • Topic: Family Law

  Legal gaps mean children remain vulnerable

  The Ombudsman for Children chose the occasion of the publication of her 5th annual report to once again highlight the need for constitutional change on the rights of the child. Current gaps in law, policy and ...

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  • 22 June 2010
  • Type: Press Release
  • Topic: Health

  Children’s Ombudsman outlines her concerns on new Health (Amendment) Bill 2010

  Children’s Ombudsman uses unique statutory powers to outline concerns in Advice submitted to the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs. Read OCO’s Advice on the Health (Amendment) Bill here On 8 March 2010, the Minister for ...

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  • 28 May 2010
  • Type: Press Release
  • Topic: Family Law

  Children’s Ombudsman calls for clarity on the application of the ‘in camera’ rule

  Ombudsman for Children urges Taoiseach to examine application of ‘in camera’ rule as part of legislative change ‘In camera’ rule as currently interpreted can shield institutions from scrutiny and is not acting in the best interests ...

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  • 11 May 2010
  • Type: Press Release
  • Topic: Child Protection

  Children’s Ombudsman publishes investigation report on the implementation of Children First

  This report is the result of an investigation launched by the Ombudsman for Children’s Office in November 2008 into the implementation of Children First: National Guidelines for the Protection and Welfare of Children by the Health ...

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  • 16 February 2010
  • Type: Statement
  • Topic: Family Law

  Statement on the report by the Joint Committee on Constitutional Amendment on Children

  Statement by the Ombudsman for Children on the publication of the report by the Joint Committee on the Constitutional Amendment on Children Today represents a new beginning in terms of the relationship between the Irish State ...

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  • 15 February 2010
  • Type: Statement

  Statement on investigation into implementation of Children First

  Statement by the Ombudsman for Children on her investigation into the implementation of Children First: National Guidelines for the Protection and Welfare of Children The Ombudsman for Children has completed her investigation into the implementation of ...

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  • 19 November 2009
  • Type: Press Release
  • Topic: Immigration

  Inferior care for separated children must stop

  Separated children who have come to Ireland without their parents are not receiving adequate support from the State and are dealing with an asylum process that doesn’t take into account their age or vulnerability, according to ...

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  • 12 October 2009
  • Type: Press Release
  • Topic: Disability, Housing

  Children’s Ombudsman calls for consideration of children with special needs in housing policy

  Poor housing, long delays, lack of communication rank highly in complaints to OCO OCO report makes recommendations, urges action from local authorities and Government Download the report ‘A review of complaints on behalf of children with ...

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  • 21 August 2009
  • Type: Speech
  • Topic: Child Protection, Children in Care, Youth Justice

  Children as citizens: the public policy challenge

  Speech by Ombudsman for Children, Emily Logan at the Merriman Summer School In an orphanage in Warsaw in the early part of the twentieth century a man named Janusz Korczak, a paediatric doctor, created an environment ...

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  • 21 August 2009
  • Type: Speech, Statement

  Speech by Emily Logan at the Merriman Summer School

  Read the Ombudsman for Children’s speech at the Merriman Summer School – Children as Citizens:the Public Policy Challenge