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.…

Ombudsman for Children, Emily Logan, has today (Monday) announced an independent consultation with Separated Children who have come to Ireland without their parents on the circumstances in which they are living in the care of the State. The purpose of…

Ombudsman for Children, Emily Logan, plans to recognise and celebrate good work happening in local communities all over Ireland to improve the lives of children and young people through Connecting Communities, a new initiative undertaken by her Office and launched…

The Ombudsman for Children, Emily Logan, has today (Friday) announced that her Office is to carry out an investigation to establish if there has been any maladministration in relation to the handling of the Child Protection Audit of Catholic Church…

Ombudsman for Children, Emily Logan, has announced the launch of a systemic investigation into the implementation of the Children First: National Guidelines for the Protection and Welfare of Children. The investigation will focus on the Health Services Executive, which is…

Children’s Ombudsman launches free-phone complaints line to make service more accessible to families A new free-phone number for complaints calls to the Ombudsman for Children’s Office has been launched today (Monday) to make it easier for children and families to…

Emily Logan, will today (Tuesday) deliver the keynote speech, the Janusz Korczak Lecture, on the theme of Best Interests of the Child at a Council of Europe conference on children’s rights entitled Building a Europe for and with Children. Emily…