BUDGET constraints forced the Donegal-born Ombudsman for Children to halt regular visits to hear concerns from asylum seekers in direct provision centres. Correspondence released under Freedom of Information laws, shows Dr Niall Muldoon, a Donegal Town native, said that his office “cannot continue to fulfil our statutory obligations within existing resourcing”, the Irish Times reported. […]
Ombudsman says the State has violated children’s mental health
THE Donegal-born Ombudsman for Children has accused the State of what he has described as a “profound violation of children’s rights” regarding mental health and disability care. Dr Niall Muldoon made his feelings clear in a missive to the new Chief Executive of the Health Service Executive, Bernard Gloster. In his letter, Dr Muldoon criticised the […]