Jim Daly TD calls for dedicated ombudsman for education

The inability of the Children’s Ombudsman to investigate most complaints about schools has prompted a call for a dedicated ombudsman for education.

Fine Gael TD Jim Daly, a former primary school principal, believes the powers of the Office of the Children’s Ombudsman are not wide enough, as it deemed 3,000 of the 4,000 complaints it has received about education to be outside its remit.

Of the remaining 1,000 complaints, he said only a small percentage went on to be investigated.