Leabharlann

• Márta 2026
• Cineál: Taisceadh
• Ábhar: Oideachas

OCO Submission to the Conversation on Education

The Ombudsman for Children’s Office (OCO) welcomes the establishment of the Convention on Education (Convention) and its stated aim to inform a new long-term Department of Education and Youth (Department) strategy for education in Ireland. We ...

• Márta 2026
• Cineál: Taisceadh
• Ábhar: Míchumas, Oideachas, Sláinte

OCO’s Submission on the General Scheme of the Disability Amendment Bill 2025

In our 2020 Unmet Needs report, the OCO expressed concern that reforms to the AON process should not dilute or undermine children’s statutory rights. The report emphasised the importance of a child-centred, rights-based approach to disability ...

• Feabhra 2026
• Cineál: Comhairle, Taisceadh
• Ábhar: Cosaint Leanaí

Changes to Family Reunification Rules: Our Children’s Rights Concerns

The Ombudsman for Children’s Office (OCO) is concerned by the Minister for Justice’s proposed amendments to the International Protection Bill 2026. These amendments will change the rules on family reunification for children and families who have ...

• Feabhra 2026
• Cineál: Taisceadh
• Ábhar: Cosaint Leanaí

OCO amendments to the International Protection Bill 2026

The International Protection Bill 2026 is moving through the Oireachtas at pace, with Committee Stage due to commence next Wednesday, 18 February. As drafted, the Ombudsman for Children’s Office (OCO) is concerned the legislation does not ...

• Feabhra 2026
• Cineál: Tuairisciú

OCO’s Protected Disclosures Annual Report 2025

In accordance with section 22 of the Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022, public bodies, prescribed persons and the Protected Disclosures Commissioner must issue a report on protected disclosures to the Minister of Public Expenditure and Reform. ...

• Feabhra 2026
• Cineál: Taisceadh
• Ábhar: Sláinte

OCO Submission on the Evaluation of the Hot School Meals Programme

The OCO is concerned at the lack of ongoing independent monitoring of the nutritional content of the hot school meals. While we welcome the work that is currently being undertaken by a dietician to review the ...

• Eanair 2026
• Cineál: Airgeadas/cuntais OOL

OCO Payments made over €20,000 Q4 2025

• Eanair 2026
• Cineál: Airgeadas/cuntais OOL

OCO Prompt Payments Q4 2025

• Eanair 2026
• Cineál: Taisceadh
• Ábhar: , Leanaí faoi chúram

OCO Submission on the Draft Child Care (Amendment Bill) 2025

We welcome the inclusion of guiding principles in section 10 of the draft Bill which will introduce a new section 11A into the 1991 Act. However, we continue to believe that this section could be strengthened ...

• Eanair 2026
• Cineál: Taisceadh

OCO Submission: Regulation of Online Platforms

The OCO have made a number of submissions to the Department of Communications and Coimisiún na Mean online safety, primarily in response to the development of Ireland’s first online safety code. The OCO promotes the adoption ...