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  • 7 July 2022
  • Type: Statement

  Ombudsman for Children’s Office welcomes the report of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on International Surrogacy

  The OCO welcomes the Oireachtas Joint Committee on International Surrogacy report published yesterday (Wed, 6th July) which recommends that the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022 should include provision for children born through international surrogacy. The ...

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  • 6 July 2022
  • Type: Statement
  • Topic: Education

  Emergency legislation to provide school places for children with Special Educational Needs is positive but not perfect – Ombudsman for Children’s Office

  The Ombudsman for Children’s Office (OCO) has said that while emergency legislation to provide school places for children with special educational needs (SEN) is positive, more could be done to plan for the needs of children ...

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  • 22 June 2022
  • Type: Press Release
  • Topic: Disability, Education

  Plan for Places: OCO report highlights need for adequate forward planning to ensure children with SEN receive equal access to education

  The Department of Education is failing children with Special Educational Needs, particularly in black spots such as Dublin and Cork, regarding the provision of suitable school places, a new report published today by the Ombudsman for ...

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  • 14 June 2022
  • Type: Statement
  • Topic: Education

  Opening Statement to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science

  Oireachtas Joint Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Opening Statement by the Director of Investigations at the Ombudsman for Children’s Office, Nuala Ward Tuesday, 14th June 2022 I would like to ...

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  • 16 May 2022
  • Type: Press Release
  • Topic: Education, Health

  The Ombudsman for Children publishes Annual Report 2021: Resilience Tested

  79% increase in complaints to Ombudsman for Children with education issues dominating Resilience Tested; The Ombudsman for Children’s Office Annual Report 2021 There was a 79% increase in the number of complaints to the Ombudsman for ...

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  • 12 May 2022
  • Type: Statement
  • Topic: Health

  Ombudsman for Children opening statement to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on International Surrogacy

  I would like to thank the Joint Committee on International Surrogacy for the invitation to appear today to discuss international surrogacy, including the right of children born through surrogacy to preserve their identity. As members of ...

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  • 25 April 2022
  • Type: Press Release
  • Topic: Education

  Children’s Rights on the agenda for Ombudsman for Children’s regional Donegal and Island visit

  The Ombudsman for Children, Dr. Niall Muldoon, will visit a number of schools in Donegal and Árainn Mhór today and tomorrow to highlight the rights of children and the work of the Ombudsman for Children’s Office ...

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  • 20 April 2022
  • Type: Press Release
  • Topic: Education, Health

  No Filter: A survey of children’s experiences of the Covid Pandemic

  Nearly half of children surveyed by the Ombudsman for Children’s Office (OCO) say the Covid pandemic has significantly changed their lives. No Filter, a survey carried out by the OCO and Amárach Research in February 2022, ...

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  • 29 March 2022
  • Type: Statement
  • Topic: Education

  Statement from Ombudsman for Children, Dr Niall Muldoon on the publication of NCCA Review

  The Ombudsman for Children’s Office (OCO), welcomes the Department of Education publication of the long awaited National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) Senior Cycle review. Speaking following the announcement by Minister Foley, the Ombudsman for ...

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  • 23 March 2022
  • Type: Statement
  • Topic: Disability

  Ombudsman for Children Statement to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Children, Disability, Equality, Integration and Youth

  I would like to thank the Joint Committee on Children, Disability, Equality, Integration and Youth for inviting me to appear today to discuss the current waiting lists for children to access an assessment of need (AON) ...