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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.

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  • 25 July 2025

    Ombudsman and Ombudsman for Children sign Memorandum of Understanding

  • 23 July 2025

    OCO statement on new online safety measures

  • 27 June 2025

    Oireachtas Committee on Children and Equality

  • 25 June 2025

    Ombudsman for Children to call for Child and Family Homelessness strategy at Oireachtas Housing Committee hearing

  • 22 May 2025

    1,772 complaints to OCO in 2024 highlights need for children’s rights to be fully incorporated into Irish law

  • 30 April 2025

    OCO successful in calls for Child Centred Justice in Irish courts as new measures brought in for child defendants

  • 9 April 2025

    Latest HIQA report is yet another deeply distressing turn in the crisis around access to scoliosis surgery for children in Ireland

  • 1 April 2025

    Ombudsman for Children’s Office calls for introduction of Child Death Review Mechanism

  • 11 March 2025

    OCO partners on new AI project for young people and youth workers