O’Reilly to face Dáil committee on drowning compensation

OMBUDSMAN Emily O’Reilly is to appear before an Oireachtas committee later this month to discuss her clash with the Department of Agriculture over a compensation proposal to a family whose loved ones were lost at sea.

The department has ignored a recommendation by the Ombudsman that compensation of €245,000 be paid to the family.

The Ombudsman has criticised the department’s stance and, late last year, sent a special report to the Oireachtas on the matter.