1,790 complaints about children's public services in Ireland in 2023, with education as the most complained-about area, according to the OCO.
1,790 complaints were made to the Ombudsman for Children's Office (OCO) about children's public services in Ireland in 2023, with education being the most complained-about area. Dr Niall Muldoon, the OCO's children's ombudsman, stated that there is a "climate of uncertainty and instability" for many children in Ireland due to crises including housing and cost-of-living, and that the state is failing to meet its obligations towards disabled children and those in state care.
May 21, 2024
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