Call for monitoring mechanism to hold State to account

Niall Muldoon said that Children’s Minister Roderic O’Gorman and Disabilities Minister Anne Rabbitte should set up an independent monitoring mechanism. Picture: Maxwells.

An independent monitoring mechanism should be put in place to hold the State to account for supporting children with complex disabilities, according to the Ombudsman for Children.

In a report published on Monday, Niall Muldoon said that Children’s Minister Roderic O’Gorman and Disabilities Minister Anne Rabbitte should set up an independent monitoring mechanism alongside the forthcoming Disability Action Plan 2024-2026 to hold the State to account for their support of these children.