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Here you can find all our press releases and statements and some speeches made by Niall or members of the OCO team.
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- 16 July 2009
- Type: Press Release
Children need and deserve a distinct and independent Ombudsman for Children
The Ombudsman for Children’s Office understands that the report of An Bord Snip Nua (the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes) contains a proposal to merge the Ombudsman for Children’s Office with other ...
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- 8 July 2009
- Type: Press Release
Legal gaps mean children remain vulnerable
Gaps in law, policy and practice mean that some children remain vulnerable and are not receiving the full support of the State, according to Ombudsman for Children, Emily Logan, today (Wednesday) at the launch of her ...
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- 4 July 2009
- Type: Press Release
Logan to promote Irish Ombudsman for Children model in Turkey
Children’s Ombudsman, Emily Logan, travels to Ankara today (Monday), at the invitation of UNICEF in Turkey. In collaboration with the Turkish Bar Association, UNICEF has organised an awareness raising week on ‘Independent Child Ombudsman’. The main ...
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- 30 June 2009
- Type: Statement
Presentation to the Joint Committee on Health and Children
Read the presentation by the Ombudsman for Children to the Joint Committee on Health and Children here
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- 9 June 2009
- Type: Press Release
Statement on the investigation into the handling of the child protection Audit…
Statement on the investigation into the handling of the child protection Audit of Catholic Church Dioceses by the HSE and the Department of Health 09/06/09 The Ombudsman for Children’s Office has written to the HSE to ...
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- 27 May 2009
- Type: Statement
Statement on the Report of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse
The Report of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse documents gross, systemic, and widespread violations of the rights of children placed in institutions in Ireland during the period 1936 to 2000. As Ombudsman for Children ...
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- 22 May 2009
- Type: Statement
Opinion article by the Ombudsman for Children for the Irish Daily Mail
Read Opinion piece by the Ombudsman for Children for the Irish Daily Mail here
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- 17 May 2009
- Type: Statement
Opinion article by the Ombudsman for Children for the Sunday Business Post
Read the Ombudsman for Children opinion piece in the Sunday Business Post here – ‘Consistency needed for dealing with child death’
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- 8 May 2009
- Type: Press Release
Statement by the Ombudsman for Children
Statement by the Ombudsman for Children on the suspended investigation into the handling of the child protection Audit of Catholic Church Dioceses by the HSE and the Department of Health A meeting took place at the ...
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- 6 May 2009
- Type: Press Release
Ombudsman for Children suspends investigation into the handling of the Child Protection Audit…
Ombudsman for Children suspends investigation into the handling of the Child Protection Audit of the Catholic Church Dioceses by the HSE and the Department of Health The Ombudsman for Children has said today (Wednesday) that she ...