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# Ombudsman For Children

Last year
2023
'I felt like I was special': Children in refuge want more time with support workers
Updated 20 Nov 2023
7.5k
0
All time
Children's Ombudsman warns of pandemic knock-on impacts as complaints surge almost 80%
17 May 2022
14.1k
1
Government has 'lost its way' on child poverty, says Ombudsman for Children
23 Dec 2021
11.3k
12
Ombudsman for Children criticises Government and declares 2020 a 'devastating year' for young people
16 Jun 2021
10.8k
20
Ombudsman expresses 'grave concern' over potential abolition of Department of Children
12 Jun 2020
10.9k
5
84 complaints from Direct Provision residents so far this year
11 Nov 2018
45.4k
45
Ombudsman receives 97 complaints from Direct Provision residents
30 Jan 2018
11.4k
84
Mother and children placed in hotel with 'bloodstained mattresses' after fleeing domestic violence
24 Jul 2017
13.1k
30
'We need consistency': Long delays by Tusla in dealing with abuse allegations, report says
18 Jul 2017
7.3k
14
'Sarah is 7 and has hydrocephalus. Her homeless family spent nights sleeping in their car'
Dr Niall Muldoon
2 Jun 2017
184
58
Child with an intellectual disability placed in hospital for three months
23 May 2017
12.4k
13
Severely disabled child denied education for 10 months after allegations of abuse at school
23 Nov 2016
10.1k
3
97 people wanted to be the new Ombudsman for Children, but this man got the job
3 Feb 2015
15.4k
10
Children are to help choose the next Ombudsman for Children
29 Sep 2014
3.6k
13
Number of complaints made to the Ombudsman for Children up 16%
2 Sep 2014
8.3k
3
Keeping children in Direct Provision for 10 years is not right, says Logan
2 Sep 2014
6.3k
59
Children's Ombudsman given powers to investigate gardaí as well as HSE
25 Oct 2013
7.3k
69
Ombudsman for Children to investigate Roma child incidents
24 Oct 2013
6.7k
118
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
7 May 2013
6.4k
Minister for Justice: All teenagers to be removed from St Patrick's by 2014
17 Oct 2012
4.5k
40
Complaints to Children's Ombudsman rose by over 20 per cent last year
9 Oct 2012
3.0k
5
"Not a dumping ground": Pregnant girl turned away from school
29 Apr 2012
28.0k
192
Ombudsman: shift attention from ‘third party abuser’ to put children first
27 Apr 2012
1.6k
15
11-year-old student driven home to use the bathroom due to lack of SNAs
12 Mar 2012
6.8k
20
Ombudsman: Children left in 'legal uncertainty' without legislation on surrogacy
27 Feb 2012
1.3k
3
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nine things you need to know by 9am: Aer Lingus heads to LRC to avert flight cancellations; what US diplomats really thought of Ireland’s politicians and the girl stoned to the death because of a beauty contest.
1 Jun 2011
3.4k
Children's Ombudsman sees increased complaints for 2010
1 Jun 2011
191
Constutional change for rights of the child urgent
13 Jul 2010
289