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The Oireachtas Committee on Justice and Equality (Committee) invited stakeholders and interested parties to make written submissions on Direct Provision and the international protection application process.<\/p>\n

Following clarification of the OCO\u2019s complaints remit in 2017, the OCO has been in a position to accept complaints made by or on behalf of children living in Direct Provision since April 2017.2<\/p>\n

The main aim of this brief submission is to highlight a range of issues affecting children and young people under 18 living in Direct Provision that have been brought to the OCO\u2019s attention since April 2017.<\/p>\n

The issues and concerns outlined in this submission have been raised with the OCO by children and young people living in Direct Provision and\/or by their parents\/guardians.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-2897","library","type-library","status-publish","hentry","resource_type-submission","resource_topic-immigration"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nSubmission to Oireachtas Committee on Justice and Equality: Examination of Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process - Ombudsman for Children<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oco.ie\/ga\/library\/submission-to-oireachtas-committee-on-justice-and-equality-examination-of-direct-provision-and-the-international-protection-application-process\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"ga_IE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Submission to Oireachtas Committee on Justice and Equality: Examination of Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process - Ombudsman for Children\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Oireachtas Committee on Justice and Equality (Committee) invited stakeholders and interested parties to make written submissions on Direct Provision and the international protection application process. 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