{"id":1690,"date":"2008-01-16T15:52:22","date_gmt":"2008-01-16T15:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oco.ie\/?p=1690"},"modified":"2017-11-23T15:52:45","modified_gmt":"2017-11-23T15:52:45","slug":"statement-ombudsman-children-relation-proposed-constitutional-referendum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oco.ie\/ga\/news\/statement-ombudsman-children-relation-proposed-constitutional-referendum\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement by the Ombudsman for Children in relation to the proposed Constitutional referendum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Ombudsman for Children is currently preparing her submission to the Joint Committee on the Constitutional Amendment on Children following an invitation by its Chairperson, Deputy Mary O\u2019Rourke.<\/p>\n<p>The Ombudsman for Children has a statutory mandate to offer advice to the Government on any matter relating to the rights and welfare of children, and in particular, to child-proof legislation under section 7(4) of the Ombudsman for Children Act, 2002.<\/p>\n<p>The Ombudsman for Children is concerned about a call for an early and limited referendum and reiterates her call for a considered debate on the matter of children\u2019s rights and the Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>The Ombudsman for Children will make her submission to the Joint Committee on 31 January 2008 and this advice will be made public.<\/p>\n<p>ENDS<\/p>\n<p>The Ombudsman for Children originally called for express rights for children to be included in the Constitution in a submission to the All-Party Committee on the Constitution in January 2005, in the first year of the establishment of the Ombudsman for Children\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p>The Ombudsman for Children was appointed by the President and is accountable to the Oireachtas.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/app\/uploads\/2017\/11\/ReporttwentyeighthamendmentofconstitutionMarch2007.pdf\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0to read Report of the Ombudsman for Children to the Oireachtas on the Twenty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2007 \u2013 March 2007<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/app\/uploads\/2017\/11\/AdviceproposedreferendumDec2006.pdf\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0to read Advice of the Ombudsman for Children on the proposed referendum on children\u2019s rights \u2013 December 2006 (PDF, 183KB)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/app\/uploads\/2017\/11\/SubmissionoireachtascommitteeJan2005.pdf\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0to read Submission to the All Party Oireachtas Committee on the Constitution \u2013 January 2005 (PDF, 157KB)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ombudsman for Children is currently preparing her submission to the Joint Committee on the Constitutional Amendment on Children following an invitation by its Chairperson, Deputy Mary O\u2019Rourke. 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