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  • 20 November 2007
  • Type: Press Release

  Big Ballot Results: Family and Care top concern for children & young people

  The results of the national Big Ballot, an unprecedented process of consultation with children and young people across Ireland, were announced today (Tuesday, November 20th) at Dublin City Hall. Nationally, the issue which children have identified ...

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  • 7 November 2007
  • Type: Press Release

  Children & young people voting this week in the Big Ballot

  Tens of thousands of young people nationally are casting vote Results will be announced on November 20th Children and young people from more than 1,000 schools and training centres throughout the country are this week voting ...

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  • 10 October 2007
  • Type: Press Release

  Ombudsman for Children to outline concerns regarding involvement of children in armed conflict

  The Office of the Ombudsman for Children will tomorrow (Thursday) present an independent report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child which will outline a number of concerns regarding Ireland’s compliance with the ...

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  • 20 September 2007
  • Type: Press Release

  Over 1000 schools & education centres to take part in the OCO’s Big Ballot

  More than 1,030 primary and post-primary schools, Youthreach centres and Senior Traveller Training Centres from all over the country will take part in Ireland’s first ever nationwide poll of children young people, which will help shape ...

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  • 2 August 2007
  • Type: Press Release

  Ombudsman for Children calls for action on school transport concerns

  Problems with the current school transport system present a significant obstacle to many parents supporting their children’s Constitutional right to education, particularly in rural areas, according to the Ombudsman for Children, Emily Logan, today (Thursday). The ...

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  • 17 April 2007
  • Type: Press Release

  Ombudsman for Children welcomes members UN Committee

  The Ombudsman for Children, Emily Logan, today (Monday 17th April) said she is very pleased that two members of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child accepted her invitation to visit Ireland ahead of ...

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  • 27 March 2007
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  Respecting Children’ theme of Ombudsman for Children’s second Annual Report

  Respecting Children is the theme of the Ombudsman for Children’s second annual report published today (Tuesday). The report, which covers the period from April 2005 to December 2006, details the main areas of work across the complaints, research ...

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  • 24 January 2007
  • Type: Press Release

  Children’s Ombudsman publishes investigation into housing complaint of boy with a disability

  Best interest must be a primary consideration in public policy decisions regarding children Public policy decisions regarding children must have the best interest of the child as a prime consideration, Ombudsman for Children, Emily Logan, has ...

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  • 5 January 2007
  • Type: Press Release

  State needs to support families in upcoming children’s rights referendum

  The State needs to support families, consider the principles of the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child and set out a clear, unambiguous position of children’s rights in the Constitution, the Ombudsman for Children ...

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  • 22 November 2006
  • Type: Press Release

  Statement in Relation to the Proposed Constitutional Referendum on Children’s Rights

  The Ombudsman for Children is currently preparing advice to Government on the proposed Constitutional referendum on children’s rights. The Ombudsman for Children has a statutory mandate to offer advice to the Government on any matter relating ...