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 I have a statutory…
Read Opinion piece by the Ombudsman for Children for the Irish Daily Mail here (PDF, 15KB)
Read the Ombudsman for Children opinion piece in the Sunday Business Post here – ‘Consistency needed for dealing with child death’ (PDF, 14KB)
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 Ombudsman for Children’s Office…
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 has suspended her investigation…
Statement Periodic update on the Ombudsman for Children’s national investigation into child protection On 20th November 2008, the Ombudsman for Children announced a systemic investigation into the implementation of Children First: National Guidelines for the Protection and Welfare of Children.…