{"id":763,"date":"2016-02-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oco.ie\/?p=763"},"modified":"2026-06-10T13:34:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T12:34:46","slug":"oco-strategic-plan-have-your-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oco.ie\/ga\/news\/oco-strategic-plan-have-your-say\/","title":{"rendered":"OCO Strategic Plan \u2013 Have your say!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-764\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oco.ie\/app\/uploads\/2017\/10\/oco-strategic-planning.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oco.ie\/app\/uploads\/2017\/10\/oco-strategic-planning.png 640w, https:\/\/www.oco.ie\/app\/uploads\/2017\/10\/oco-strategic-planning-300x124.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Niall and the team at OCO are shaping their priorities for the next 3 years and would be interested in hearing what you think are the important issues facing children and young people. What exactly do you think Niall and the team should prioritise?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you would like to participate online you can do so by sending an email to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:oco_strategicplan@oco.ie\">oco_strategicplan@oco.ie<\/a>\u00a0by Friday 11<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0March 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have asked an external person, Keith Towler (former Children\u2019s Commissioner for Wales) to help with this work and he will go through the responses to ensure that all the ideas we receive are taken into account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The deadline for responses is Friday 11th March and we would ask that your response is outlined in 500 words or less.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you for your interest \u2013 we look forward to hearing from you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Niall and the team at OCO are shaping their priorities for the next 3 years and would be interested in hearing what you think are the important issues facing children and young people. 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