Many children in Ireland living in climate of 'uncertainty and instability' — Children's Ombudsman

Ombudsman for Children Dr Niall Muldoon: 'There are some parents of children with complex disabilities who are being forced to leave their children at hospitals and special schools in the hope of triggering the right supports and services they need to care for them at home.' Picture: Maxwells

Many children in Ireland are living in a climate of “uncertainty and instability”, the Ombudsman has warned, after a recording an increase in the number of complex complaints last year.

Ombudsman for Children Niall Muldoon said children were being hardest hit by the crises facing Ireland, such as housing and the cost of living, but that the State is being protected from having to fulfil its obligations to them as they are “not necessarily seen as children’s issues”.