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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: Statement
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- 25 October 2013
- Type: Statement
- Topic: Children in Care
Statement by the Ombudsman for Children on agreement reached with Minister for Justice to investigate cases of children taken into State Care
The Ombudsman for Children Emily Logan today (25 October 2013) said she had reached agreement to secure the power to investigate An Garda Síochána’s actions in recent events in which two children were taken in to ...
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- 17 July 2013
- Type: Statement
Presentation to the Joint Committee on Health and Children on the issue of youth justice
Download the presentation by Emily Logan to to the Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children on the issue of youth justice
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- 27 June 2013
- Type: Statement
Children’s Ombudsman calls for legislation amendment to ensure adopted children have same right to health insurance
Read Sunday Business Post article here – Children’s Ombudsman calls for legislation amendment to ensure adopted children have same right to health insurance
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- 20 June 2013
- Type: Statement, Video & Audio
Children’s Ombudsman discussing the 2012 Annual Report on Today with Pat Kenny
Listen to the children’s Ombudsman discussing the 2012 Annual Report on Today with Pat Kenny
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- 25 May 2013
- Type: Statement
Statement by the Ombudsman for Children regarding the provision and monitoring of childcare services
I have written today to the HSE seeking a meeting to discuss my concerns about the adequacy of standards and of inspections of childcare providers and related sanctions for those found in breach of the 2006 ...
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- 21 February 2013
- Type: Statement
Irish Times Opinion Piece – Law must enshrine child’s right to birth information
Read the Irish Times Opinion Piece by the Ombudsman for Children – Read the Irish Times Opinion Piece by the Ombudsman for Children – Law must enshrine child’s birth right to information
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- 12 November 2012
- Type: Statement
- Topic: Family Law
Statement of the Ombudsman for Children on the endorsement of the Thirty-First Amendment of the Constitution by the People
“As Ombudsman for Children, I have been calling for an amendment to the Constitution to give greater protection to the rights of the child since my Office was established. In each of my submissions to the ...
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- 1 November 2012
- Type: Speech, Statement
Speech by Emily Logan at event hosted by the Irish Women Lawyers Association
Moving to a culture of respect for children in Ireland Introduction This is indeed an opportune time to be talking about building a culture of respect for children in Ireland. Seeking Constitutional change has been at ...
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- 15 October 2012
- Type: Speech, Statement
Speech by the Ombudsman for Children at the IHRC & Law Society Human Rights Conference
Speech by the Ombudsman for Children at the IHRC & Law Society Human Rights Conference This is a very exciting time for children’s rights in Ireland as we approach November 10th, 2012, the day on which ...
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- 19 September 2012
- Type: Statement
Statement by the Ombudsman for Children on the publication of the wording for the children’s rights referendum
Statement by the Ombudsman for Children on the publication of the wording for the children’s rights referendum The Ombudsman for Children’s Office has been calling for stronger protection for children’s rights in the Irish Constitution since ...