Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 9 March 2021
Committee on Public Petitions
Irish Ombudsman Forum: Discussion
Fintan Warfield (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
I thank the witnesses and I appreciate them sharing their thoughts on the legacy reports. We take note of that and the committee secretariat might take note of that as well.
The issue of titles would be an issue for the Oireachtas. Does that mean the forum does not have a formal view in terms of streamlining titles for ombudspeople? Is that a yes? There is no formal view. Do people understand what an ombudsperson does and is it an accessible title? I obviously wonder about the gender neutral issue. Primarily, is it an accessible title and do people understand what the office does? It would help in terms of accessibility if there were a streamlining of the title but that is a personal view.
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