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16 May 2023

1,812 complaints to the Ombudsman for Children’s Office as Ireland falls behind on children’s rights

There were 1,812 complaints to the Ombudsman for Children’s Office in 2022. Falling Behind; the Ombudsman for Children’s Office (OCO) Annual Report for 2022 reveals…

05 May 2023

A Piece of my Mind: Children’s experiences in the spotlight in new OCO mental health survey

Six in ten children who attended Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in the past year had difficulty accessing the service, with nearly half…

20 Feb 2023

Ombudsman for Children’s Office welcomes the publication of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child Concluding Observations

Ombudsman for Children’s Office welcomes the publication of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child Concluding Observations The Ombudsman for Children’s Office (OCO)…

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May 2023

Monitoring and Reporting on Ireland’s implementation of the UNCRC

Concluding observations and OCO activities

May 2023

Falling Behind – OCO Annual Report 2022

The Ombudsman for Children’s Office is required under law to submit to the Oireachtas an Annual Report on the performance of our functions. The Annual…

May 2023

Opening Statement by the Ombudsman for Children’s Office to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, 9th of May 2023

Oireachtas Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth Opening Statement by the Ombudsman for Children’s Office Tuesday, 9 May 2023   Introduction The…