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Public to benefit from Ombudsmen agreement on complaints about North-South Bodies

• 11 April 2019

Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman Marie Anderson and Irish Ombudsman Peter Tyndall have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to provide for ongoing co-operation on complaints about North-South Implementation Bodies. The MoU will ensure that users of the services of these bodies, both north and south of the border, will be able to have complaints investigated efficiently by the appropriate independent Ombudsman.

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‘Principles on the Protection and Promotion of the Ombudsman Institution’ adopted by the Venice Commission

• 25 March 2019

On 15 March 2019, the ‘Principles on the Protection and Promotion of the Ombudsman Institution’, (“The Venice Principles”) were adopted by the Venice Commission. The Venice Commission is the Council of Europe’s Commission for Democracy through Law providing legal advice to its Member States

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Ombudsman receives 148 complaints from direct provision residents

• 13 March 2019

Ombudsman Peter Tyndall has today published a report on his Office’s experience of dealing with complaints from refugees and asylum seekers living in direct provision centres in 2018.

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Ombudsman welcomes further HSE support for end-of-life care in hospitals

• 6 March 2019

An Ombudsman report into end-of-life care, ‘A Good Death’, described some of the issues raised in complaints the Ombudsman received, and the impact on dying patients and their loved ones.  A ‘Progress Report’ published in 2018 highlights improvements in the provision of care as well as some areas that need further attention. 

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20th Anniversary of the Greek Ombudsman Event & Conference

• 20 February 2019

Opening speech to celebrate the completion of 20 years in operation of the Greek Ombudsman by Peter Tyndall 20 February 2019

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Office of the Ombudsman wins commendation at 2018 NALA Awards

• 13 February 2019

The Office of the Ombudsman has received a commendation from the National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA) for its online website.

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The Ombudsman and the Family

• 8 February 2019

This is an article written by Ombudsman Peter Tyndall for Polish publication ‘Studia Nad Rodziną’. Studia Nad Rodziną is a quarterly publication of the Faculty of Family Studies at the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw.

Ombudsman welcomes scheme for clients who lost adoption fees

• 10 January 2019

Ombudsman Peter Tyndall has welcomed the government’s decision to establish a scheme to repay clients who lost money following the closure of an adoption agency in 2015.

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