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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
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- 16 May 2022
- Type: Press Release
- Topic: Education, Health
The Ombudsman for Children publishes Annual Report 2021: Resilience Tested
79% increase in complaints to Ombudsman for Children with education issues dominating Resilience Tested; The Ombudsman for Children’s Office Annual Report 2021 There was a 79% increase in the number of complaints to the Ombudsman for ...
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- 12 May 2022
- Type: Statement
- Topic: Health
Ombudsman for Children opening statement to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on International Surrogacy
I would like to thank the Joint Committee on International Surrogacy for the invitation to appear today to discuss international surrogacy, including the right of children born through surrogacy to preserve their identity. As members of ...
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- 25 April 2022
- Type: Press Release
- Topic: Education
Children’s Rights on the agenda for Ombudsman for Children’s regional Donegal and Island visit
The Ombudsman for Children, Dr. Niall Muldoon, will visit a number of schools in Donegal and Árainn Mhór today and tomorrow to highlight the rights of children and the work of the Ombudsman for Children’s Office ...
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- 20 April 2022
- Type: Press Release
- Topic: Education, Health
No Filter: A survey of children’s experiences of the Covid Pandemic
Nearly half of children surveyed by the Ombudsman for Children’s Office (OCO) say the Covid pandemic has significantly changed their lives. No Filter, a survey carried out by the OCO and Amárach Research in February 2022, ...
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- 29 March 2022
- Type: Statement
- Topic: Education
Statement from Ombudsman for Children, Dr Niall Muldoon on the publication of NCCA Review
The Ombudsman for Children’s Office (OCO), welcomes the Department of Education publication of the long awaited National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) Senior Cycle review. Speaking following the announcement by Minister Foley, the Ombudsman for ...
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- 23 March 2022
- Type: Statement
- Topic: Disability
Ombudsman for Children Statement to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Children, Disability, Equality, Integration and Youth
I would like to thank the Joint Committee on Children, Disability, Equality, Integration and Youth for inviting me to appear today to discuss the current waiting lists for children to access an assessment of need (AON) ...
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- 14 March 2022
- Type: Statement
Ombudsman for Children Statement to Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Petitions
I would like to thank the Joint Committee on Public Petitions for the invitation to appear today to discuss our Office’s Annual Reports from 2018 to 2020. As members are aware, the Ombudsman for Children’s Office ...
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- 9 March 2022
- Type: Press Release
- Topic: Children in Care, Health
Jack’s Case: One Year On, child with disability is thriving but supports still not in place for all children
The Ombudsman for Children’s Office has today published Jack’s Case: One Year On, an update on our investigation into the care of a young boy with profound disabilities who suffered brain damage and significant life-changing injuries ...
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- 1 February 2022
- Type: Statement
- Topic: Education
Statement on Leaving Certificate 2022 decision
Comment from the Ombudsman for Children, Dr Niall Muldoon on Leaving Certificate 2022: “It is disappointing that some form of hybrid solution could not be found for the 2022 Leaving Certificate examination. The decision to go ...
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- 28 January 2022
- Type: Press Release
- Topic: Education
Ombudsman for Children’s Office publishes report on impact of school closures on children’s rights
Nearly two years since schools across Ireland were closed as part of the first lockdown, the Ombudsman for Children’s Office (OCO) is publishing a Child Rights Impact Assessment detailing the impact that closures in 2020 and ...