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Here you can find all our press releases and statements and some speeches made by Niall or members of the OCO team.
Latest News - Type: Press Release
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- 29 March 2012
- Type: Press Release
Children’s Ombudsman formally seeks changes to Ombudsman for Children Act, 2002 to ensure greater protection for all children
Ombudsman for Children, Emily Logan, has today (Thursday) submitted a formal report, in accordance with her statutory mandate, to the Houses of the Oireachtas and the Minister for Children seeking changes to the legislation that governs ...
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- 5 January 2012
- Type: Press Release
- Topic: Child Protection, Education, Family Law
Government must report to UN Committee on the Rights of the Child on key children’s rights issues
Key children’s rights and welfare issues such as the continued detention of children in St Patrick’s Prison, child death, child protection, corporal punishment and children’s rights in the Constitution must be addressed in the State’s overdue ...
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- 15 November 2011
- Type: Press Release
- Topic: Child Protection, Youth Justice
Ministers for Justice & Children must develop new plan for children in St Patrick’s prison following Thornton Hall deferral
Children’s Ombudsman, Emily Logan, has today (Tuesday) reiterated her call for the cessation of incarcerating children in St Patrick’s adult prison. The Ombudsman for Children is also calling on the Ministers for Justice and Children to ...
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- 31 August 2011
- Type: Press Release
- Topic: Housing
Ombudsman for Children seeking the views of homeless children
Children’s Ombudsman, Emily Logan, has today (Wednesday) announced that her Office will be seeking the views of homeless children in order to understand their experiences of homelessness and crisis intervention services. The Ombudsman for Children is ...
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- 13 July 2011
- Type: Press Release
- Topic: Child Protection
Statement by the Ombudsman for Children on the publication of the Commission of Investigation Report into the Diocese of Cloyne
The significance of the Commission of Investigation Report into the Diocese of Cloyne is the contemporary nature of the abuse it documents and the failure of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Cloyne to report ...
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- 1 June 2011
- Type: Press Release
Austin Currie launches Ombudsman for Children’s 2010 Annual Report
1,223 complaints dealt with in 2010 In-depth advice given on significant pieces of legislation Voices of children in St Patrick’s prison harnessed to bring about change Civil rights activist and former Minister of State, Austin Currie, ...
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- 1 June 2011
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Seolann Austin Currie Tuarascáil Bhliantúil 2010 an Ombudsman do Leanaí
Láimhseáil Oifig an Ombudsman do Leanaí 1,223 gearán i 2010 Mionchomhairle tugtha ar reachtaíocht shuntasach Guthanna dhaoine óga i bpríosún Naomh Pádraig tugtha chun solais ar mhaite le h-athruithe a thabhairt i gcrích sa phríosún Tá ...
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- 20 April 2011
- Type: Press Release
- Topic: Family Law
Ombudsman for Children calls on Government to put children and families at the centre of public sector reform
Justice Catherine McGuinness launches Ombudsman for Children Investigations’ report A review of investigations undertaken by the Ombudsman for Children’s Office, launched today (Wednesday) by Justice Catherine McGuinness, highlights the lack of awareness about the impact of public ...
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- 16 February 2011
- Type: Press Release
- Topic: Immigration
Children’s Ombudsman to discuss her intervention in care for separated children at Commissioner for Human Rights/Council of Europe seminar
The changes brought about in the care of separated children in Ireland following the intervention by the Ombudsman for Children will be discussed at Seminar on the Human rights dimension of migration in Europe organised the ...
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- 9 February 2011
- Type: Press Release
- Topic: Child Protection
Children’s Ombudsman calls on the next Government to expedite closure of St Patrick’s Institution as place of detention for children
On the publication of her report on young people in St Patrick’s Institution today (Wednesday), Ombudsman for Children, Emily Logan, has called on the next Government to commit to ceasing the practice of detaining children in ...