Organisation: Ombudsman’s Office

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Complaints to Ombudsman about public services up 9% and highest since 2010

The number of complaints received by Ombudsman, Peter Tyndall, increased by 9% last year, with 60% of all complaints made about government departments and offices and local authorities.

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Ireland in ‘Coalition to Defeat Isis’: US

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Just 72 of Magdalene women to receive maximum redress of €100,000

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Ombudsman calls for improved care for dying patients

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Ombudsman accepts over 50 complaints against Susi

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Medics failed to check on dying woman

North's ombudsman vows police independence

The North's new police ombudsman today pledged operational independence in a bid restore community backing.

Tue, 17 Jul, 2012

NI Ombudsman Office stored body parts

The Police Ombudsman’s Office in the North has revealed that it has also stored body parts of victims of violent deaths without informing family members.

Thu, 17 May, 2012

Agencies to go but most services will remain

THE number of state agencies will be reduced by 48 by the end of next year but few of the services will be abolished. Instead, most will be merged with other bodies or absorbed into government departments.

Fri, 18 Nov, 2011

Children’s groups meet over plan to merge offices

THE OMBUDSMAN for Children Emily Logan met with children’s representative groups yesterday to brief them on Bord Snip Nua’s proposal to merge her office with the Ombudsman’s Office.

Sat, 18 Jul, 2009

Ombudsman urges public to use new rights to report health service failures

THE public should use its legal right to complain to the Ombudsman about hospitals and other aspects of the health service, Emily O’Reilly said yesterday.

Fri, 02 Feb, 2007

Ombudsman faced revolt over McCartney murder probe

Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman Nuala O’Loan faced an open revolt from staff opposed to her decision to become involved in the Robert McCartney murder inquiry, it was revealed today.

Mon, 27 Nov, 2006

Ombudsman's officer 'had special treatment because of dog'

Thousands of pounds were spent on accommodation and travel to allow a police ombudsman’s investigator to keep a pet dog at his side.

Wed, 25 Oct, 2006

HSE overcharged pensioner €3,000

THE Health Service Executive (HSE) acted illegally in including the income of a spouse of a long-stay patient when calculating nursing home fees, the Ombudsman, Emily O’Reilly, revealed yesterday.

Thu, 20 Jul, 2006

Ombudsman: Police death chase should have been halted

A police chase in the North that ended when a teenager drowned while trapped under a patrol car should have been called off, an Ombudsman’s Office inquiry claimed today.

Tue, 18 Jul, 2006

PSNI 'recognise Ombudsman is fair'

Police officers in the North are increasingly recognising that the Police Ombudsman who investigates public complaints against them is fair and independent, according to a report published today.

Tue, 06 Dec, 2005

Howard ‘may have been police informer’

SERIAL sex attacker Robert Howard, who was cleared of murdering schoolgirl Arlene Arkinson, may have been working for the police special branch at the time she disappeared, it was claimed last night.

Wed, 19 Oct, 2005

Families blame police as loyalist murder probe collapses

AN inquest into the murders of two prominent loyalists collapsed yesterday after the families of both men withdrew from proceedings.

Fri, 21 May, 2004

‘Early retirement’ complaints

THE Single Farm Payment was blamed for only a handful of farmers entering the Early Retirement Scheme (ERS) this year, but bureaucracy and other disappointments may also have put farmers off the scheme.

Thu, 13 May, 2004

Insurance complaints hit a record high

Complaints about insurance companies hit a record high last year, a report claimed today.

Tue, 08 Apr, 2003