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Here you can find all our press releases and statements and some speeches made by Niall or members of the OCO team.
Latest News - Type: Statement
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- 9 November 2023
- Type: Statement
- Topic: Disability
Oireachtas Joint Committee on Disability Matters Opening Statement by the Ombudsman for Children’s Office
The Ombudsman for Children’s Office would like to thank the Joint Committee on Disability Matters (Committee) for the invitation to appear today to discuss rights based care for children with disabilities. The Ombudsman for Children, Dr ...
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- 15 June 2023
- Type: Statement
- Topic: Child Protection, Children in Care, Disability, Education, Health, Housing, Mental Health
Oireachtas Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen Thursday 15th June, 2023
Oireachtas Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen Opening Statement by the Ombudsman for Children Thursday 15th June, 2023 Oireachtas Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen
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- 22 November 2022
- Type: Statement
- Topic: Education, Mental Health
Oireachtas Joint Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: ‘Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education’
Opening Statement by the Ombudsman for Children, Dr Niall Muldoon, Tuesday, 22nd November 2022 I would like to thank the Joint Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for the invitation to ...
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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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- 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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- 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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- 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 ...