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  • September 2024
  • Type: Report
  • Topic: Education

  OCO In Focus: Fair Access to Transition Year

  The Ombudsman for Children’s Office (OCO) has received a number of complaints concerning young people who have been refused a place in their school’s Transition Year (TY) programme; some due to behaviour, mental health or disability. Parents, ...

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  • September 2024
  • Type: Report
  • Topic: Disability, Education

  Two Years On Plan for Places: Progress Update on Forward Planning for the Provision of Schools Places for Children with Special Educational Needs

  In June 2022, the OCO published Plan for Places, Forward Planning for the Provision of Schools Places for Children with Special Educational Needs: A Children’s Rights Issue. Plan for Places set out a series of recommendations ...

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  • August 2024
  • Type: Report

  Submission to the UNCRC on General Comment No. 27 ‘Children’s Rights to Access to Justice and Effective Remedies’

  Introduction The OCO is making this submission pursuant to section 7(1)(e), which provides for the Ombudsman for Children to highlight issues relating to the rights and welfare of children that are of concern to children. In ...

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  • August 2024
  • Type: Report

  Tomorrow Starts With Us; A children’s survey on the future of Ireland to mark the 20th Anniversary of the OCO

  The Ombudsman for Children’s Office (OCO) commissioned Tomorrow Starts with Us, a survey carried out with Amárach Research to mark the OCO’s 20th Anniversary. The cost of living, mental health services and future housing needs are ...

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  • July 2024
  • Type: Submission
  • Topic: LGBTQ+

  LGBTI+ National Inclusion Strategy Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth Submission by the Ombudsman for Children’s Office July 2024

  We have prepared this submission pursuant to section 7(1)(a) of the 2002 Act, which provides for the Ombudsman for Children to advise the Minister on the development and coordination of policy relating to children, and section ...

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  • July 2024
  • Type: Finance/OCO records
  • Topic: OCO info

  OCO Payments over €20,000 for Q2 2024

  OCO Payments Over €20k 2024 Q2 English

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  • July 2024
  • Type: Finance/OCO records
  • Topic: OCO info

  OCO Prompt Payments Returns for Q2 2024

  OCO Prompt Payments Q2 2024 – English

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  • June 2024
  • Type: Finance/OCO records
  • Topic: Finance/OCO records

  OCO Financial Statements 2023

  OCO Financial Statements 2023

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  • May 2024
  • Type: Submission
  • Topic: Health

  OCO follow up submission on surrogacy framework in Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022

  OCO follow up submission on surrogacy framework in Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022

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  • May 2024
  • Type: Submission

  Annual Report 2023: Uncertain Times

  The Ombudsman for Children’s Office is required under law to submit to the Oireachtas an Annual Report on the performance of our functions. The Annual Report is a comprehensive report on our activities throughout the preceding ...