Your contributions will help us continue to deliver the stories that are important to you
Sunday 25 October 2020
The Children’s Ombudsman has written a letter to the three party leaders involved in government formation talks.
The Ombudsman received more than 3,600 complaints about public services last year.
The Ombudsman today published his annual commentary on Direct Provision complaints.
The sisters’ payments stopped after they returned from Portugal to live in Ireland.
Peter Tyndall called for more powers for the Ombudsman’s office.
Some overpayments have not been recovered because of a litany of mistakes by the Department of Employment and Social Protection.
Ombudsman Dr Niall Muldoon said anecdotal evidence shows some children suffer disproportionately from “reduced timetables”.
The Ombudsman received more than 3,300 complaints about public services last year.
The collaboration between the HSE and Tusla is still of concern, the ombudsman said.
The PSNI has said the first officers at the scene “withdrew to await further police support”.
Complaints from residents were about food, lack of cooking facilities and the availability of transport.
Just 10 of 36 recommendations in a 2015 report have been fully implemented.
The woman’s allowances were reduced significantly when her two children turned 18, despite them both having intellectual disabilities.
Previously, women who had worked in laundries not covered by the Magdalene Restorative Justice scheme had been denied compensation.
The case was mediated on by the Financial Services Ombudsman, and the man’s family were awarded €8,000.
The Ombudsman has been harshly critical of the Department of Justice in his report published this morning.
The case is included in the Defence Forces Ombudsman annual report for 2016.
The complaint against Garda Keith Harrison was made under section 102 of the Garda Siochana Act, relating to gardaí causing serious harm or death.
Gardaí have confirmed that the matter has been referred to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission.
The woman, whose records were lost by the HSE/Tusla for over three years, says she feels the latest ombudsman report into Tusla’s complaints procedures won’t change anything.
A new report from the Ombudsman highlighted case studies where Tusla failed to adequately investigate abuse allegations.
The Ombudsman was critical of Tusla’s procedures for dealing with abuse allegations.
After suffering from bleeding and ongoing pain, the woman was not contacted by the hospital and eventually had to go to A&E.
The incident was included as a case study in the Office of the Ombudsman’s annual report for 2016.
An RTÉ Investigates programme broadcast last night called into question whether the man who shot Garda Golden and Siobhán Phillips was in fact a Garda informer.
The HSE’s child and family services, the precursor to Tusla, also repeatedly sent details of the case to a series of incorrect addresses.
Cases under review by the Ombudsman for Defence Forces rose 15% in 2015.
A GSOC report found that there had been no wrongdoing by gardaí in the incident.
Judge Mary Ellen Ring said they are taking up the slack for other agencies.
The woman’s mother, who suffered from mental health problems, passed away in 2012.
Mortgage issues continue to be the highest drivers of complaints.
Dr Niall Muldoon has been working in child protection for 20 years.
No one present when the incident occurred has come forward to the Ombudsman.
GSOC said time taken to receive information requested from the Garda Síochána in relation to investigations has “improved significantly”.
This comes on the first anniversary of Emily O’Reilly’s time in the position.
The Sunday Times journalist declined an invitation to cooperate with the inquiry.
The new Gaeltacht minister isn’t fluent in Irish and the de-prioritisation of older people’s issues has been rubber-stamped; whole sections of society are being disenfranchised.
Logan has published her recommendations on the Children and Family Relationships Bill.
The Sinn Féin Leader believes that the report is incomplete.
The PSNI said a number of recommendations aimed at improving safety have been made to cell vans.
WE’RE LESS THAN a week out from the scariest night of the year.
Halloween will look somewhat different this year but there’s nothing stopping us breaking out the box of decorations, throwing on a witch’s hat and doing up the outside of the house.
Cobwebs, ghouls and goblins, a scary pumpkin, there’s plenty of inspiration around at the moment as more and more people gear up for the 31st.
This morning, we want to know: Have you decorated your house for Halloween?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Richard Nairns details some of what he discovered when he moved to Ned’s Wood in Co Wicklow.
A couple of afternoon showers
Max: 11 °C
Min: 7 °C
Winds subsiding with a couple of showers
Max: 12 °C
Min: 5 °C
Clouds breaking, rain ending; breezy
Max: 11 °C
Min: 6 °C
