{"id":606,"date":"2017-07-24T12:48:55","date_gmt":"2017-07-24T12:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oco.ie\/?p=606"},"modified":"2018-01-09T11:49:10","modified_gmt":"2018-01-09T11:49:10","slug":"ombudsman-childrens-office-housing-complaint-shows-childrens-best-interests-not-considered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oco.ie\/ga\/news\/ombudsman-childrens-office-housing-complaint-shows-childrens-best-interests-not-considered\/","title":{"rendered":"Ombudsman for Children\u2019s Office housing complaint shows children\u2019s best interests not considered"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Ombudsman for Children\u2019s Office (OCO), today (Monday)\u00a0published an investigation\u00a0about children who were homeless for two years after leaving a domestic violence situation<\/a>. This investigation revealed that decisions made based on incorrect information and the delay in developing national quality standards negatively impacted on the children involved. It also showed that the process the family had to go through to access housing was not in the children\u2019s best interests.<\/p>\n

Commenting on this case, OCO Director of Investigations, Nuala Ward said:<\/p>\n

\u201cIn 2016 the OCO saw an increase in the number of housing complaints from 4% to 5%. This particular complaint highlights some of the issues that we are seeing more frequently; housing policy and practices which do not consider children\u2019s best interests.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn this case a family became homeless after they took the brave step of leaving a domestic violence situation. They were initially placed in a women\u2019s refuge before living in homeless accommodation including B&Bs and hotels, which were not at all suitable for normal family living. They slept on blood stained mattresses, they were crammed into rooms with four sets of bunkbeds, they were placed in accommodation where they were exposed to the mother\u2019s ex-partner or his friends, and like every other family living in B&Bs and hotels, the mother could not cook for her children or allow them to have friends over.<\/p>\n

\u201cMistakes were made by Fingal County Council and while we cannot say for sure that these error delayed the family being housed, it did cause stress for the family and was not in the children\u2019s best interests.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis family was forced to go through an unnecessarily bureaucratic process to ensure their housing application could progress separately from the mother\u2019s ex-partner who she had separated from due to domestic abuse. This process was a huge burden on the family, and again did not take into consideration the best interests of the children.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe also found that the delay in developing national standards had a severely negative impact on the day to day lives of the children involved in this case. This is an issue that is affecting all families living in homeless accommodation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is just one of the many complaints received by the OCO in relation to housing but it raises some real issues about the complete lack of consideration for children in housing policy and practises.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr Niall Muldoon, Ombudsman for Children added:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe housing complaints we receive show clearly that children are not seen as individuals who have rights that must be respected. Children are merely an add on to parents or guardians in housing policy and legislation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe issue of children living in homeless accommodation is not going away, in fact it is worse than ever with 2,777 children homeless as of the end of May. Children cannot be ignored in housing policy anymore.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe must also face the reality of emergency accommodation. One year on from the launch of Rebuilding Ireland this issue has not been resolved and now family hubs are being introduced. Standards of accommodation must be provided to all families in emergency accommodation. These standards need to be monitored, implemented, and they should carry sanctions for non-compliance.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Government must re-double its effort to generate sufficient suitable social housing, as promised within the Rebuilding Ireland programme, so that emergency accommodation is just that \u2013 only used in an emergency and for the shortest possible length of time.\u201d<\/p>\n

ENDS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Contact:
\nAoife Carragher
\n01 8656806<\/p>\n

An tOmbudsman do Leana\u00ed
\nAn Dr Niall Muldoon<\/strong><\/p>\n

L\u00e9ir\u00edtear le gear\u00e1n Oifig an Ombudsman do Leana\u00ed faoin tith\u00edocht n\u00e1r breithn\u00edodh dea-leasanna na leana\u00ed. <\/strong><\/p>\n

L\u00e9ir\u00edtear le himscr\u00fad\u00fa OCO go bhfuil an mhoill chun caighde\u00e1in ch\u00e1il\u00edochta n\u00e1isi\u00fanta a fhorbairt ag dul i bhfeidhm go di\u00faltach ar leana\u00ed<\/strong><\/p>\n

D\u2019fhoilsigh Oifig an Ombudsman do Leana\u00ed (OCO), imscr\u00fad\u00fa inniu (D\u00e9 Luain) faoi leana\u00ed a bh\u00ed gan d\u00eddean ar feadh dh\u00e1 bhliain tar \u00e9is d\u00f3ibh su\u00edomh for\u00e9igin theaghlaigh a fh\u00e1g\u00e1il. Nochtadh san imscr\u00fad\u00fa sin go dt\u00e9ann cinnt\u00ed a dh\u00e9antar bunaithe ar eolas m\u00edcheart agus an mhoill le forbairt caighde\u00e1n c\u00e1il\u00edochta n\u00e1isi\u00fanta i bhfeidhm go di\u00faltach ar na leana\u00ed i gceist. L\u00e9ir\u00edodh ann freisin n\u00e1r chun dea-leas na leana\u00ed \u00e9 an pr\u00f3iseas arbh \u00e9igean don teaghlach dul tr\u00edd chun rochtain a fh\u00e1il ar an tith\u00edocht.<\/p>\n

Agus \u00e9 ag tr\u00e1cht ar an gc\u00e1s seo, d\u00fairt Nuala Ward, Sti\u00farth\u00f3ir Imscr\u00faduithe OCO:<\/p>\n

\u201cChonaic an OCO m\u00e9ad\u00fa sa bhliain 2016 ar l\u00edon na ngear\u00e1n tith\u00edochta \u00f3 4% chuig 5%. L\u00e9ir\u00edtear leis an ngear\u00e1n seo roinnt de na saincheisteanna a fheicimid n\u00edos minice; beartas agus cleachtais tith\u00edochta nach mbreithn\u00edtear dea-leasanna na leana\u00ed iontu.<\/p>\n

\u201cD\u2019\u00e9irigh teaghlach gan d\u00eddean sa ch\u00e1s seo tar \u00e9is d\u00f3ibh c\u00e9im chr\u00f3ga a ghlacadh chun c\u00e1s for\u00e9igin theaghlaigh a fh\u00e1g\u00e1il. Cuireadh iad i dtearmann ban ar dt\u00fas sular ch\u00f3naigh siad i gc\u00f3ir\u00edocht do dhaoine gan d\u00eddean lenar \u00e1ir\u00edodh B&B\u00ed agus \u00f3st\u00e1in, nach raibh oiri\u00fanach do ghn\u00e1thch\u00f3na\u00ed teaghlaigh. Chodail siad ar thochta\u00ed fuil-sm\u00e1lta, bh\u00ed siad sa mhullach ar a ch\u00e9ile i seomra\u00ed le ceithre leaba bhuinc iontu, cuireadh iad i gc\u00f3ir\u00edocht mar ar nochtadh iad d\u2019iarph\u00e1irt\u00ed na m\u00e1thar n\u00f3 d\u00e1 chairde, agus cos\u00fail le gach teaghlach eile ag c\u00f3na\u00ed i B&B\u00ed agus in \u00f3st\u00e1in, n\u00edorbh fh\u00e9idir leis an m\u00e1thair c\u00f3caireacht d\u00e1 leana\u00ed n\u00e1 ligean d\u00f3ibh chun cairde a thabhairt anonn leo.<\/p>\n

\u201cRinne Comhairle Contae Fhine Gall meanc\u00f3ga le tarchur m\u00edcheart an teaghlaigh seo chuig Aonad na bPobal Nua, in ainneoin an chaoi ar ch\u00f3ir d\u00f3ibh a threor\u00fa chuig an tSeirbh\u00eds Socr\u00fach\u00e1in L\u00e1rnach arna bainisti\u00fa ag Feidhmeannas R\u00e9igi\u00fanach Bhaile \u00c1tha Cliath in aghaidh Easpa D\u00eddine (DRHE). C\u00e9 nach f\u00e9idir linn a r\u00e1 go cinnte gur chuir an mheanc\u00f3g sin moill le c\u00f3ir\u00edocht a fh\u00e1il don teaghlach, ba ch\u00fais don strus \u00ed, agus n\u00edor chun dea-leas na leana\u00ed \u00ed.<\/p>\n

\u201cCuireadh iallach ar an teaghlach seo chun dul tr\u00ed phr\u00f3iseas maorlathach neamhriachtanach chun a chinnti\u00fa go bhf\u00e9adfa\u00ed a n-iarratas tith\u00edochta a chur ar aghaidh ar leithligh \u00f3 cheann iarph\u00e1irt\u00ed na m\u00e1thar, \u00f3na bhfuair s\u00ed idirscaradh de bharr m\u00ed-\u00fas\u00e1ide teaghlaigh. B\u2019ualach m\u00f3r a bh\u00ed sa phr\u00f3iseas sin ar an teaghlach, agus n\u00edor glacadh dea-leasanna na leana\u00ed san \u00e1ireamh leis in athuair.<\/p>\n

\u201cFuaireamar amach freisin go ndeachaigh an mhoill chun caighde\u00e1in n\u00e1isi\u00fanta a fhorbairt i bhfeidhm go r\u00eddhi\u00faltach ar ghn\u00e1thshaol laeth\u00fail na leana\u00ed sa ch\u00e1s sin. Is saincheist \u00ed seo a th\u00e9ann i bhfeidhm ar gach uile theaghlach a ch\u00f3na\u00edonn i gc\u00f3ir\u00edocht do dhaoine gan d\u00eddean.<\/p>\n

\u201cN\u00edl anseo ach ceann amh\u00e1in den iliomad gear\u00e1n a fuair an OCO i nd\u00e1il leis an tith\u00edocht, ach tagann roinnt saincheisteanna r\u00e9ad\u00fala an\u00edos leis faoin easpa ioml\u00e1n de mhachnamh i gcomhair leana\u00ed sa bheartas agus sa chleachtas tith\u00edochta.\u201d<\/p>\n

D\u00fairt An Dr. Niall Muldoon, Ombudsman do Leana\u00ed leis:<\/p>\n

\u201cL\u00e9ir\u00edtear go soil\u00e9ir sna gear\u00e1in tith\u00edochta a fhaighimid nach bhfeictear leana\u00ed mar dhaoine aonair le cearta nach fol\u00e1ir urraim a l\u00e9iri\u00fa d\u00f3ibh. N\u00edl sna leana\u00ed ach breisi\u00fa do thuismitheoir\u00ed n\u00f3 caomhn\u00f3ir\u00ed i mbeartas agus i reachta\u00edocht na tith\u00edochta.<\/p>\n

\u201cN\u00ed rachaidh saincheist na leana\u00ed a ch\u00f3na\u00edonn i gc\u00f3ir\u00edocht easpa d\u00eddine ar shi\u00fal, is amhlaidh ar measa \u00ed n\u00e1 riamh le 2,777 leanbh gan d\u00eddean amhail deireadh mh\u00ed na Bealtaine. N\u00ed f\u00e9idir neamhaird a thabhairt do leana\u00ed sa bheartas tith\u00edochta a thuilleadh.<\/p>\n

\u201cN\u00ed m\u00f3r d\u00fainn aghaidh a thabhairt freisin ar fh\u00edrinne na c\u00f3ir\u00edochta \u00e9igeand\u00e1la. N\u00edor r\u00e9it\u00edodh an tsaincheist seo bliain amh\u00e1in tar \u00e9is seoladh At\u00f3g\u00e1il \u00c9ireann, agus t\u00e1thar ag tabhairt isteach mol do theaghlaigh anois. Caithfear caighde\u00e1in ch\u00f3ir\u00edochta a shol\u00e1thar do gach teaghlach i gc\u00f3ir\u00edocht \u00e9igeand\u00e1la. Caithfear monat\u00f3ireacht agus forfheidhmi\u00fa a dh\u00e9anamh ar na caighde\u00e1in \u00fad, agus ba cheart go mbainfeadh smachtbhanna\u00ed leo do neamh-chomhl\u00edonadh.<\/p>\n

\u201cCaithfidh an Rialtas a chuid iarrachta\u00ed a threisi\u00fa chun d\u00f3thain tith\u00edochta s\u00f3isialta a ghini\u00faint, faoi mar a gealladh faoi chl\u00e1r At\u00f3g\u00e1il \u00c9ireann ionas nach mb\u00edonn sa ch\u00f3ir\u00edocht \u00e9igeand\u00e1la ach an cur s\u00edos sin amh\u00e1in \u2013 nach mbaintear leas aisti ach amh\u00e1in i gc\u00e1s \u00e9igeand\u00e1la agus don achar ama is giorra agus is f\u00e9idir.\u201d<\/p>\n

CR\u00cdOCH<\/strong><\/p>\n

Teagmh\u00e1il:
\nAoife Carragher
\n01 8656806<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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