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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) ...

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  • 14 March 2022
  • Type: Statement

  Ombudsman for Children Statement to Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Petitions

  I would like to thank the Joint Committee on Public Petitions for the invitation to appear today to discuss our Office’s Annual Reports from 2018 to 2020. As members are aware, the Ombudsman for Children’s Office ...

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  • 9 March 2022
  • Type: Press Release
  • Topic: Children in Care, Health

  Jack’s Case: One Year On, child with disability is thriving but supports still not in place for all children

  The Ombudsman for Children’s Office has today published Jack’s Case: One Year On, an update on our investigation into the care of a young boy with profound disabilities who suffered brain damage and significant life-changing injuries ...

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  • 1 February 2022
  • Type: Statement
  • Topic: Education

  Statement on Leaving Certificate 2022 decision

  Comment from the Ombudsman for Children, Dr Niall Muldoon on Leaving Certificate 2022: “It is disappointing that some form of hybrid solution could not be found for the 2022 Leaving Certificate examination. The decision to go ...

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  • 28 January 2022
  • Type: Press Release
  • Topic: Education

  Ombudsman for Children’s Office publishes report on impact of school closures on children’s rights

  Nearly two years since schools across Ireland were closed as part of the first lockdown, the Ombudsman for Children’s Office (OCO) is publishing a Child Rights Impact Assessment detailing the impact that closures in 2020 and ...

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  • 19 January 2022

  Statement from the Ombudsman for Children, Dr Niall Muldoon in relation to Leaving Certificate 2022

  Statement from the Ombudsman for Children, Dr Niall Muldoon in relation to Leaving Certificate 2022:   “It is frustrating that, just five months out from the beginning of the exam period, and as we enter our ...

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  • 4 January 2022
  • Type: Press Release
  • Topic: Education

  School closures should not be the default response – Ombudsman for Children

  The Ombudsman for Children, Dr Niall Muldoon, has today (Tuesday), called for the Government to explore all options and to maintain their commitment to keep schools open. Speaking ahead of a meeting between the Department of ...

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  • 15 December 2021
  • Topic: Disability

  4,000 children with disabilities in waiting list limbo – Ombudsman for Children

                                Just over 12 months since the publication of Unmet Needs, a report on the challenges faced by children with disabilities requiring ...

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  • 6 December 2021
  • Type: Statement
  • Topic: Health

  FAQs: Facemasks in schools for children aged 9 years and up

  See below for our FAQs on facemasks in schools for children aged 9 years and up: Facemasks in primary schools FAQ